Ways to Work with Kids in the House If you’re stuck working from home with the kids, there’s no doubt it’s going to be challenging! Any parent knows that getting anything done with their kids around can seem almost impossible sometimes. However, there are some great tips you can follow to make working from home […]
Yellow Ball by Molly Bang Before FIAR Yellow Ball is ideal for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2-4). Children of all ages will also enjoy this story. Like many families, one of our favorite vacation spots is at the beach! Yellow Ball by Molly Bang is a poignant story incorporating children on both sides of the ocean […]
Letter of the week with Before Five in a Row books is a popular way to expand learning for toddler, preschooler, and kindergarten age children. Before Five in a Row Guides Whenever someone asks me which ‘curriculum’ I used when I started homeschooling, I recommend they spend lots of time reading and playing. And then […]
Putting together a The Carrot Seed go along book basket is perfect for enhancing your Before Five in a Row literature study. When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won’t grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one […]
Putting together a The Runaway Bunny go along book basket is perfect for enhancing your Before Five in a Row literature study. A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. “If you […]
If you are planning a visit to Walt Disney World in 2021 you might be wondering when is the best time to go to Disney World for low crowds and great weather. I have been to Disney World over 30 times, during every season of the year and there are definitely times of year that […]
Putting together a Goodnight Moon go along book basket is perfect for enhancing your Before Five in a Row literature study. Do you create book baskets at the beginning of each row? Book baskets are a great way to rotate your children’s books, keep library books together, or set the stage for a fun week […]
Fun Ways to Use a Calendar Even in this day of electronic wonder, where your Google Calendar syncs with your Zoom meeting invitations and sends messages to your iPhone, it’s still effective and fun to have a calendar you can print out and write on. There’s something satisfying about writing down and crossing off our […]
Remember your last yard or garage sale? Did it rain? Was it hot or freezing cold? Did you haggle only to ‘give away’ your name brand clothing for less than a dollar? Did you sit outside in your driveway feeling uncomfortable with all the people coming to your home? Children’s Consignment Sales saves you the […]
When you decide that it’s time to take your family to Walt Disney World for a vacation, one of the first decisions you will make is where you plan to stay. My family has visited Walt Disney World over 30 times in the last 12 years. We’ve stayed both on and off property. It’s no […]
“Do people still use travel agents?” “Do travel agents still exist?” I hear these questions often, and my answer is always the same… ABSOLUTELY! At least, the smart ones do. Another question I hear all of the time… “Can’t I just book this myself online?” Maybe you’ve even asked these questions yourself. While the internet […]
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss Summary of The Carrot Seed Title The Carrot Seed Author Ruth Krauss Illustrator Crockett Johnson Copyright 1945 Five in a Row Resource Before Five in a Row All individual Before Five in a Row book titles that are available through Amazon.com can be found at the Treasure Hunt Mommies […]
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown illustrated by Clement Hurd Summary of The Runaway Bunny Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. No matter how or where he decided to hop, his mother is always there – for she loved her little bunny very much. The classic bed-time story can also […]
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd Before FIAR Goodnight Moon is ideal for toddlers and preschoolers (ages 2-4). Like many families, Goodnight Moon was one of our favorite bedtime stories before and for a long time after we started rowing books with Five in a Row during our homeschool journey. Summary […]