Fast forward 4 years, a couple more kids, and 500 play and learning activities shared with ya'll since we have moved on from Five in a Row, and it has been on my mind lately to share some our favorite activities.
We created a lot of special memories!
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Homechooling with Five in a Row
We rowed almost every book listed in Volumes 1-3! We really enjoyed many of the stories, with a few mixed in that were just "okay." Some rows we really did a lot and added in some fun activities, other times we kept our rows conversational.
There were a few times I thought we wouldn't like a book, but ended up loving the storyline {like Grandfather's Journey
} or didn't so much enjoy the storyline but added in some really fun activities {like Clown of God
}.I think one thing I loved about Five in a Row was experiencing the books through our math, social studies, language arts, science, and art lessons.
I also loved searching for go along activities from other blogs, and often found that no two rows were exactly alike! Five in a Row created some fun memories and here are a few of our favorites:
1. Swimming with Moonjellies | Night of the Moonjellies
2. Visiting a Japanese Grocery Market | Grandfather's Journey
3. Playing the Harmonica around town | Lentil
4. "Snowplowing" inside our house | Katy and the Big Snow
5. Making the Eiffel Tower | Madeline
6. Making Clay Salamanders | The Salamander Room
7. Re-creating the story | The Story of Ferdinand
8. Making Grandmother's special Cranberry Bread | Cranberry Thanksgiving and our 2014 Row
9. Feeding ducks | The Story About Ping
10. Making a Snake Egg | When I Was Young in the Mountains
11. Armor attire | The Duchess Bakes a Cake
12. Snowflake Art | Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening
I must say, reminiscing and choosing our favorite memories out of many great lessons and books was a bit difficult!
However, these 12 memories stand out the most. I really tried to make our rows special with fun activities-- the pictures may not have always been pristine-- but I hope the activities made the story come alive.
I really did enjoy our two years spent with Five in a Row and am looking forward to rowing again with Little Sis when the time comes!
For more of our rows, check out our Five in a Row page!