A few weeks ago we rowed, The Big Green Pocketbook. I had been wanting to row this book with Sam for a couple of years, but it kept getting pushed to the side. While in Colorado we had access to a fabulous free city bus system. I knew I had to row this book before …
Before Five in a Row: The Carrot Seed
With the onset of Spring, I decided to row The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss with my three year old. We focused on the Letter G and went with an overall garden theme throughout the week to accompany the book. It was fun teaching him how a seed grows! With each reading, we talked about …
Before Five in a Row: The Snowy Day
Where you live, you might planning your garden and enjoying a few tulips and buttercups. Where I live? We have some snow days left. Therefore, we recently rowed the wonderful book, The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats from the Before Five in a Row Curriculum. We focused on the letter S this week, and …
Before Five in a Row: The Runaway Bunny
We recently rowed The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. It was a much loved story. I would often find Samuel reading the story to himself after we had completed our reading and activities for the day. One of the first things we did was pull out Goodnight Moon and compare illustrations. We talked about …
Before Five in a Row: Play with Me
We rowed Play with Me by Marie Hall Ets recently. We really enjoyed this book! The pictures are interesting to look at, and I love how the story teaches children how to behave in nature – that is if they want the animals to not run away from them them. It was fun to talk …
Before Five in a Row Curriculum for Preschoolers {Our 2014 Plan}
We started using the Before Five in a Row Curriculum last year. After using it for more than six months, I have fallen even more in love with it than I expected! Before Five in a Row really captures the heart of our preschool vision for our children. Samuel loves books, and we try to …
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Before Five in a Row: Goodnight Moon
Samuel is currently 33.5 months old. We had so much fun rowing the classic book, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. We also focused on the letter M this week. What a hit this little sensory bin was all week long! Sam requested this little tub of goodies several times a day. We continued with …
Before Five in a Row: Katy No Pocket
We recently rowed Katy No Pocket by Emmy Payne. Another wonderful story that is perfect for my toddler. We kept the activities simple while company was in town. Plus we had gorgeous weather and since we live where there is snow almost 2/3 of the year, we spent more time outside than inside. Nevertheless, below …
Before Five in a Row: Caps for Sale
We recently rowed Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina from the Before Five in a Row Curriculum. In addition to Caps for Sale, we focused on the letter L and several fall leaf crafts and activities. Grammy was in town so it was easy to add a few extra learning activities in this week! Day 1 with Caps …
Before Five in a Row: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Samuel is currently 33 months old. When I was pregnant with our second little boy, I worked ahead in the final weeks of pregnancy preparing our Before Five in a Row Units to row with my oldest after our new son was born. I chose the Before Five in a Row curriculum because it’s enough …
Before Five in a Row: My Blue Boat
Samuel is currently 32 months old. A couple of weeks ago we rowed My Blue Boat by Chris Demarest. A simple story about a little girl who imagines all the places her boat can go. It’s beautifully illustrated and Samuel loved it! We only managed three days of activities since I was technically in labor with …
Before Five in a Row: Ask Mr. Bear & A Little Grace for You Mom
I have been trying to figure out how to blog about our adventures through Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack. We rowed it several weeks ago, and it was a pure delight. However, I have zero pictures to document our journey. Why? Because all we did was read the book! We didn’t do a single …
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