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Did You Ever Wonder Why Five in a Row was Based...
“We may not ever know why some books come to exert such spellbinding power that children want to hear them again and again. Perhaps it will forever be a mystery,...
Did You Ever Wonder Why Five in a Row was Based...
“We may not ever know why some books come to exert such spellbinding power that children want to hear them again and again. Perhaps it will forever be a mystery,...

Are You Noticing Fall in Your Backyard
Can you see the signs? One immense benefit, educationally speaking, of taking nature walks through each of the seasons, is to observe “changes” as they occur, to spend time thinking...
Are You Noticing Fall in Your Backyard
Can you see the signs? One immense benefit, educationally speaking, of taking nature walks through each of the seasons, is to observe “changes” as they occur, to spend time thinking...

October, by Robert Frost
O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they...
October, by Robert Frost
O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they...

Thoughts When Planning a New School Year
As many of you are moving into the last month of summer and will resume studies in the fall, I thought I might share with you a few ideas to...
Thoughts When Planning a New School Year
As many of you are moving into the last month of summer and will resume studies in the fall, I thought I might share with you a few ideas to...

There's a Reason It's Called Five in a Row!
Before you make a decision to read the selected story less than five days in a row, it may be helpful to know why the curriculum was developed this way....
There's a Reason It's Called Five in a Row!
Before you make a decision to read the selected story less than five days in a row, it may be helpful to know why the curriculum was developed this way....

About Art in Five in a Row
Question from “the audience:” I was thinking about standard art projects in elementary school where you do lines, symmetry, etc. Would you say the art lessons in the manuals cover most...
About Art in Five in a Row
Question from “the audience:” I was thinking about standard art projects in elementary school where you do lines, symmetry, etc. Would you say the art lessons in the manuals cover most...