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In a message dated 7/22/99 7:35:20 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
[email protected] writes:

<< What exactly is/are these five in a row "things"...books?? I've heard
them
referred to before but never a real explanation of what they are...would it
be age appropriate for a 14yo girl? Information, Please!!
>>

B5IAR is for 8 - 12 year olds by the guide. They take books and turn them
into multiple learning experiences. Dare I say it is unit study...but it is.
Doing the Edison unit...I know I could not have been creative enough to come
up with the ideas that author, formerly homeschooled herself, has put to
paper here. I bounce the ideas off of the boys, and they do what they like.
many of the "concepts" can be done with a simple conversation at the dinner
table, then if the boys are interested, we keep going, if not, we move on.
It is incredible the ideas and things that can be learned through the Thomas
Edison guide, plenty of cool stuff to learn about. if we were going by the
book on this unit, it would easily keep us busy for 17 weeks!!!! But we are
really just getting to know Tom and the some of the cool ideas he came up
with while expanding on those ideas and reaching out into the world to grasp
as much good stuff as time allows (and that really ins't much with swimming,
baseball, visits with friends and families, sitting under a tree and drawing,
observing bugs, playing nintendo, running here and there to see this and
that).

There are 3 volumes of Beyond 5 in A Row. Each volume would take a whole year
to explore and expand upon. The volume we are using (#2) uses the books; The
Boxcar Children #1, Thomas Edison, Young Inventor, Homer Price, and uhhhhhhh,
I forget the last book (it is in my car because I keep it with me opportunity
arises to touch on something while we are out and about). And I found the
boys don't have to love to read to do this. Tthey are enjoying this I think
because of all of the hands on, in your face, exploratory activities that you
can do with it.

Somedays I really get down thinking that we do nothing productive. then I
write on this list and I feel better :-)

Kim
Somewhere near Debra in Ohio :-)

Andi Kaufman

>There are 3 volumes of Beyond 5 in A Row. Each volume would take a whole year
>to explore and expand upon. The volume we are using (#2) uses the books; The
>Boxcar Children #1, Thomas Edison, Young Inventor, Homer Price, and uhhhhhhh,
>I forget the last book (it is in my car because I keep it with me opportunity
>arises to touch on something while we are out and about). And I found the
>boys don't have to love to read to do this. Tthey are enjoying this I think
>because of all of the hands on, in your face, exploratory activities that you
>can do with it.

kim,

do you have the other 2 volumns. I would love to hear more about this.
sounds like something for me to look at

Andi...domestic goddess and active volunteer
mom to Isaac
tl2b@...

Never Underestimate the Power of This Woman!

Sandy Kent

Is FIAR a Christian curriculum? Where can I get it? The Amazon does not have it.
Sandy
----- Original Message -----
From: Campbell & Wyman
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 6:51 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Five In A Row


From: Campbell & Wyman <brynlee@...>

FIAR..Volume Two has :
Sarah Plain and Tall
The Story of George Washington Carver
Skylark
Helen Keller

We read 'Sarah... ' last year but I couldn't get my daughters very
interested in the lesson activities. Hence, we are unschooling. I realized
that , for right now, they are not into these pre-packaged learning
experiences.

However, we did use the original FIAR with the girls when they were tiny
and they loved it.
I guess that it all depends on the ages and stages.
Has anyone else found a way to use these books successfully??
Brooke

At 09:09 AM 7/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: Andi Kaufman <tl2b@...>
>
>>There are 3 volumes of Beyond 5 in A Row. Each volume would take a whole
year
>>to explore and expand upon. The volume we are using (#2) uses the books;
The
>>Boxcar Children #1, Thomas Edison, Young Inventor, Homer Price, and
uhhhhhhh,
>>I forget the last book (it is in my car because I keep it with me
opportunity
>>arises to touch on something while we are out and about). And I found the
>>boys don't have to love to read to do this. Tthey are enjoying this I think
>>because of all of the hands on, in your face, exploratory activities that
you
>>can do with it.
>
>kim,
>
>do you have the other 2 volumns. I would love to hear more about this.
>sounds like something for me to look at
>
>Andi...domestic goddess and active volunteer
> mom to Isaac
> tl2b@...
>
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>
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FIAR..Volume Two has :
Sarah Plain and Tall
The Story of George Washington Carver
Skylark
Helen Keller

We read 'Sarah... ' last year but I couldn't get my daughters very
interested in the lesson activities. Hence, we are unschooling. I realized
that , for right now, they are not into these pre-packaged learning
experiences.

However, we did use the original FIAR with the girls when they were tiny
and they loved it.
I guess that it all depends on the ages and stages.
Has anyone else found a way to use these books successfully??
Brooke

At 09:09 AM 7/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: Andi Kaufman <tl2b@...>
>
>>There are 3 volumes of Beyond 5 in A Row. Each volume would take a whole
year
>>to explore and expand upon. The volume we are using (#2) uses the books;
The
>>Boxcar Children #1, Thomas Edison, Young Inventor, Homer Price, and
uhhhhhhh,
>>I forget the last book (it is in my car because I keep it with me
opportunity
>>arises to touch on something while we are out and about). And I found the
>>boys don't have to love to read to do this. Tthey are enjoying this I think
>>because of all of the hands on, in your face, exploratory activities that
you
>>can do with it.
>
>kim,
>
>do you have the other 2 volumns. I would love to hear more about this.
>sounds like something for me to look at
>
>Andi...domestic goddess and active volunteer
> mom to Isaac
> tl2b@...
>
>Never Underestimate the Power of This Woman!
>
>
>
>--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ----------------------------
>
>ONElist: your connection to like-minds and kindred spirits.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Check it out!
>http://www.unschooling.com
>
>
brynlee@...

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In a message dated 7/23/99 9:07:48 AM, you wrote:

<<Is FIAR a Christian curriculum? Where can I get it? The Amazon does not
have it.
Sandy>>
<A HREF="http://www.fiveinarow.com/">FIve in a row</A>
(www.fiveinarow.com)
I'm not Christian and we have it... although they have bible based
supplements...

Kathie

K WORTHEN

Have any of you used the Five In A Row program? This came highly recomended
to me by a fellow LLL member and homeschooler. I checked out their web sight
at www.fiveinarow.com and it seemed like an inexpensive alternative to
prepackaged curriculums and something that my children could really get in
to. I'm looking for any testimonials/critisisms that you might have.
Amy