One of Simon's Five in a Row co-op classes last fall was based on Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car. We found England on the map and learned a little more about that country across the pond. Coloring maps and flags. We made trifles. Listening to Mr. Gumpy's Outing and eating the terrific trifles. A field trip […]
Owls!
A few weeks ago Simon's co-op class learned all about owls. It started with a reading of Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Salamonie Interperative Services sent us a special guest. She stunned the kids with a stuffed owl– a great horned owl. Our special guest also had a real owl. A REAL OWL. The kids […]
The Story of Ferdinand
I {heart} this tale– The Story of Ferdinand. We started the week at co-op. I tried to give the kids a simple introduction to Spain. We talked about kings and queens and made crowns; we practiced bowing and curtsying {which was great fun!}. We learned Spanish color words and made little books. We also had […]
Harold and the Purple Crayon Highlights
A few weeks ago, we rowed Harold and the Purple Crayon (FIAR Volume II). We started off the week with a co-op class. Painting the color wheel. Drawing lots of purple chalk lines. Gobbling strawberry, apple, peach-blueberry, and pumpkin goodness at our own pie picnic. We continued the learning at home. We watched a […]
Night of the Moonjellies Co-op
This was our final (after five years) Five in a Row co-op meeting. We ended with a great book, Night of the Moonjellies. Our final hurrah was a makeshift restaurant–The Crab Shack. Reading the book We split into different groups to get the restaurant prep done. Preschoolers worked on gluing "bricks" to cardboard. The other […]
Stained Glass Factory Field Trip
We took a tour of Kokomo Opalescent Glass for our Clown of God field trip. This was one of my favorite field trips of the year! If you live far, far away, you can take the virtual tour. (If you live close, just go!) My favorite part was observing the melted glass right […]
Stained Glass Cookies
For our Clown of God co-op, we learned to speak in Italian (well, no one is fluent, but we know a few words and phrases!). We also learned about stained glass and made stained glass cookies. Simon didn’t go with me to co-op that day, so when I returned home, he helped me use the […]
A Pair of Red Clogs Co-op
We’ve been together as a Five in a Row co-op for almost five years. This was one of my FAVORITE meetings ever! The kids had so much fun! The first activity was Gyotaku (the Japanese art of making fish prints!) The second activity was making Mock Sushi…lots more fun! What were the older kids doing? […]
Very Last First Time Co-op
We stopped doing our beloved Five in a Row studies when we started our delight-directed adventure, but we still are part of a SUPER fabulous FIAR Co-op. Here are some pictures from our Very Last First Time co-op meeting (you can find the lessons for this book in FIAR Volume I). Ice on a […]
Madeline ~ FIAR Style
We’ve used Five in a Row from the beginning of our homeschooling journey. We started with Before Five in a Row when Elijah was 2 (almost 3). We’ve been through most of Volumes I-III and part of Volume IV. This is our fifth year with our FIAR based homeschooling co-op, and we are back […]
China Unit & Notebook
We started our study with The Story About Ping. We added in a Learn About China Kit, a co-op field trip to P.F. Chang’s, and bits & pieces from the Ancient Civilizations History Pocket. We ended up with a boy who couldn’t wait to learn about China each day! Book List The Story About Ping […]
Eat Your Way Around the World
If you are studying countries or cultures this year (all of your Five in a Row fans, take note), you might want to take a field trip to Cost Plus World Market. You can stop, shop, go (home), and eat your way around the world! We visited last week on the look-out for some foods […]
The Glorious Flight
While working through the Flight Unit Study, we decided to work in a Five in a Row unit,The Glorious Flight, focusing on Louis Bleriot. Field Trip! We visited a small local airport with our co-op friends. The pilot did a great job with the kids and answered all of our questions about his job and his […]
Mailing May Lap ~N~ Note
We finished our study of Mailing May yesterday. We used the lessons from FIAR Volume IV. For Eiljah’s notebook, he used the FIAR Fold N Learn, resources from Homeschool Share, and a train project pack from HOAC (a super member freebie). Topics of study included trains, the post office/mail, the 1900s (then/now), vocabulary, facial expressions […]
Desert Finale
Well, we didn’t really do anything for our finale, though I suppose we should! Maybe Jason will take us to a Mexican Restaurant tonight to celebrate! My other posts on deserts are here- Week 1- Roxaboxen Notebook Pages Week 1- Roxaboxen Mini-books (details) Crystal Mining and Desert Glass Candy (from Roxaboxen) Week 2- Desert Animals Sunset […]
Desert Sunset Sand Painting
We had another desert-y co-op yesterday based around the book, The Gullywasher. Here are my basic instructions for this crafty project. Supplies Needed ~Cardstock or Construction Paper glued to card. We used brown construction paper. ~Different colors of sand; I purchased a very large multi-pack at Hobby Lobby for about $6 (I had a 40% off […]
Roxaboxen Day 4- Notebook Complete!
Pages 1-2 Design Roxaboxen (from FIAR Fold N Learn) Lizard Poem (from a children’s poetry book we have) and Lizard drawing (drawing from Draw Write Now) Pages 3-4 Mini books from Day 3 Pages 5-6 Page 5 mini books were done on Tuesday Page 6 mini books were done today Page 5 close-up Jewel Shutter from […]
Roxaboxen Day 3
Today we had a geography lesson (deserts and the Southwest U.S.) and a social studies lesson about good leaders/followers (using Moses and the Israelites as examples). We also talked about our Roxaboxen town from Monday and laws (including God’s Law). I purchased the FIAR Roxaboxen Fold N Learn, and we used various pieces from that […]
Roxaboxen Day 2
Today, in typical FIAR style, we read Roxaboxen again and did a lesson on desert glass. The lesson also introduces other kinds of rocks and gems, so I brought out a bit of excitement that I’ve had tucked away for many months…a crystal mining kit! Simon has the chart ready so that he can I.D. […]
Roxaboxen Co-op
Today we had our Roxaboxen Co-op. The writer captured the wonder and imagination of children who played in the pretend town of Roxaboxen many years ago and wrapped it up in story form for all of us to enjoy. It is a timeless tale, and I’m not surprised at all that it was chosen for Five in […]