Written in 1942 by Margaret Wise Brown, The Runaway Bunny is a poignant tale of a little bunny who wants to runaway from his mummy and be free and grownup. The mummy bunny counters every plan he has by stating that wherever he goes, she will follow. No matter the great extremes the bunny…
Category: Before Five in a Row
The Little Rabbit {Homeschool Book Unit}
We are learning using the excellent literature curriculum Before Five in a Row. This week we have been rowing The Little Rabbit: We did a row of the Little Rabbit last year, but the girls have been asking to do a rerow of it. The reason for this sudden fascination in all things rabbit is that…
Planning BFIAR (Before Five in a Row)
Before Five in a Row (BFIAR) is a simple curriculum aimed at 2-4 year olds. It is designed to be a pick up and go curriculum. When we were using BFIAR as our sole curriculum, I expanded its scope by adding in lots of extra, fun hands on activities. So, for me, planning BFIAR takes…
Before Five in a Row (Ages 2-4)
In a quest to organise my blog a bit better, I am attempting to gather posts with similar themes together in one place. These are all my Before Five in a Row posts. I used Before Five in a Row with my pre-schoolers as their very first 'structured' school. It is a literature based program…
Angus Lost Book Unit
This wonderful book unit contains lots and lots of hands on activities linked to the book Angus Lost. A lovely dog-themed book unit! Becca had her last two teeth coming through, and spent most of the week crying day and night. These last two were taking their time and teething was always a HUGE issue…
The Snowy Day Book Unit
The Snowy Day book unit is perfect for snowy days, with lots of snowflake related hands on activities which are sure to excite your children! Read on for some great inspiration! The Snowy Day Book Unit Snowy Day Themed Playdough Every morning, for The Snowy Day book unit, I set up a play dough table…
Caps for Sale Book Unit
The week we did a fun Caps for Sale Book Unit. I was astounded by how many monkey activities we found around the house to do! I hope you find inspirations for your own Caps for Sale Book Unit. Caps for Sale, written in 1940, is a retelling of an old folk tale. Is perfect…
Jesse Bear Book Unit
In this Jesse Bear Book Unit, I share all the activities we did whilst reading Jesse Bear, including a lap book, snacks and mask making