Lentil five in a row

Our next Five in a Row book study was Lentil, an amusing story of how a young boy used the gift that he discovered to save the day.

FIAR books like Madeline - Lentil - Mike Mulligan - Robert Frost - Another Dancing Celebrated Bear - Red Clogs - Storm in the Night - Glorious Flight

Would you like to win a copy of this book? See my latest giveaway here ! This week we " rowed " the book Lentil by Robert McCloskey . ...

[Click here to read other posts in the series.] Let’s try something a little different today and discuss a classic children’s picture book. I adore Robert McCloskey. He’s the Normal Rockwell of children’s literature. His books are filled with cheerfulness, ingenuity, mischievous kids, Main Street America, and illustrations full of life and personality. Lentil is a short, entertaining picture book. It could serve as a lead-in to McCloskey’s chapter book Homer Price (which in turn serves as a…

Our Five in a Row study commenced this year with Robert McCloskey's timeless tale, "Lentil." We had a few areas of focus, including Patriotism/Community, our 5 senses, and musical instruments. We talked about my daughter's gifts and talents and what onomatopoeia is. We meant to talk more about money. I really liked a 31-page unit study on Lentil I found over at Homeschoolshare.com. Sadly, they don't have them on all the Five In A Row books anymore. We read: - "Lentil" by Robert McCloskey…

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Last week we read Lentil as part of our Five in a Row series. This is a wonderful approach to learning that centers around one piece of children's literature each week. Activities and discussions flow from the book read each day...five days in a row ;) So each day we would snuggle on the couch and read this story about a boy named Lentil who learns to play the harmonica and saves the day. Here are some of the activities we did throughout the week. We have a story disk for each book in the…

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The last couple of weeks we've been enjoying Lentil in our Five in a Row studies. So, when Nana stopped by for a visit, we asked if there was some sort of art activity she might be able to show us. Maybe some Five in a Row art in five minutes?