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Five in a Row- Runaway Bunny

I am an addict. I can't help it, is is something I have loved from a very young age. Books. I have shelves of them. I read several a week. I like true stories and mysteries, things that challenge my thinking or leave me dreaming. I have raised children that love books. Nothing makes us happier than sitting together with a new story.

There is a curriculum out there called "Five in a Row" that is all based on quality children's literature. I have had the book for a while and just not gotten on the ball to use it. Matt knew it was driving me crazy so last week he gave me a couple hours to go to Barnes and Noble and get my act together. The idea is you pull from a story your science, math and literature concepts. it is a christian based book so there is some bible learning in there too. You read the same book for 5 days, each day you discuss something and do something. Here is our plan for this week:

Book: The Runaway Bunny


Discuss: Bible
God's love is everlasting: Jeremiah 31:3 and Psalms 139
Do: Memory
Talk about what bunny pretends to be and what mama pretends to be

Discuss: Shapes
Round. Talk about how we call circles, disks, and spheres all “round”. Find in the story
Do: Math
Circles hunt. Find as many of the above as you can in the house

Discuss: Classification, talk about the different animal you see in the story
Animal Classification: Same and different
Do: Science
Animal Fun: Sort beanie baby animal by “same” and “different”

Discuss: Language
The word “scarecrow”
Do: Large Motor
Dress up like a scarecrow

Discuss: Illustrations
Ink sketches and color painting
Do: Art
Color a picture using several different shades of the same color. OR do an Ink drawing.

Field Trip
Pet store to visit the bunnies

Comments

Jennifer McHam said…
YOU ROCK. I NEED THIS BOOK.
11 October, 2010 12:28
Valerie Ruth said…
We are big fans of FIAR too!!
11 October, 2010 15:08
Denise said…
This looks like so much fun....I wonder if it was around when my boys were little, little. I can sure see why Elie wanted to keep on doing more.
11 October, 2010 15:30
Erin said…
We love love love FIAR!! Our library had most of the books. The boys still talk about them and ask often to do a FIAR story. I found the first 3 FIAR volumes for cheap on Ebay. It's fantastic!
12 October, 2010 20:15
Honeycutt Family said…
Totally stealing this...
13 October, 2010 16:11
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