Row, row, row books

Okay we are officially Rowing….Five In a Row (FIAR) that is. So far so good for both student and teacher. I thought going in that reading the same story five days in a row would be rough, but good classics seem to hold a special appeal. The additional resource books help shore up his interest in the main book. We are a month into the program and nothing but good things so far. In addition, I have been incorporating music and Lego building based on the book we are reading. This provides us with an opportunity to move and use our hands while rowing. We are learning a lot.

At the beginning of each book I give him the option of notebooking, journaling or lapbooking our quest. So far, lapbooking has won out every time. TS has become addicted to lapbooks, because he says he can find everything he learned in one place. I am surprised how much he has taken to the method. He is even cutting and gluing without a fuss.

Here are the books we are rowing this Fall:

August	September	October
Mike Mulligan	Madeline	Papa Piccolo
Lentil	Harold and the Purple Crayon	Pumpkin Free
	A Pair of Red Clogs	Grandfather's Journey
	The Glorious Flight	If I Ran For President
November	December
Space Shuttle	Make Way For Ducklings
How To Make An Apple Pie	Digital FIAR-Christmas
Cranberry Thanksgiving	Digital FIAR-Birthday
November	(Holiday Vacation)

Not all of these titles are FIAR, but I now have enough time to develop at least a couple of unit studies to address specific issues and fieldtrips this fall.