Wisdom Roots features Five in a Row (FIAR) containers and several folks have inquired "How do they work?"
The Five in a Row curriculum series, by Jane Claire Lambert, includes "literature-based unit study curriculum guides covering social studies and character, language arts, math, science, and art. Literature selections contain positive moral values reflecting Biblical values." - Rainbow Resource
In FIAR, each unit is built around a simple, classic children’s storybook.
At Wisdom Roots, FIAR Containers are built upon one of the core titles from the Five in a Row curriculum series. The containers are then filled with 'go-along' books, manipulatives and visuals to supplement the core title.
One of my new favorite books is They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson. In the WRL container, I've included the following titles:
- They Were Strong and Good
- Yonder
- Farm Boy
- Growing Farm, School and Me!
- ...If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War
- Ox-Cart Man
- The Musical Palm Tree
They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good." - Wikipedia
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| "They Were Strong and Good" - FIAR Container |
 For Geography, A Musical Palm Tree takes the reader on a journey through Puerto Rico - where one Strong & Good ancestor visited. Additional titles can be added to explore other geography and lands mentioned in the core title.
History is tied into the story with ...If You...Civil War. in the near future I plan to add another history title about Indians.
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Add in a personal family tree activity and some math to complete a unit study with literature.