LMCme Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I had to post because I was totally not expecting this. I'm just not "that kind of mom". I have zero creativity, no artistic ability. Bells and whistles don't work for me. And so I was incredibly resistent to FIAR. A few weeks ago DS4 and I really started to drag. We were still doing 'math and phonics' for 15-30 minutes per day, but we weren't having fun anymore. I remembered reading about FIAR before and thought, "yeah, but that was for mom's who are fun, excited, whimisical... you know, COOL moms. Not me." But I downloaded the free Ping unit from their website, and I downloaded a free copy of the book from another website... and two weeks later our house is alive with joy again. And yes, even plain old me was able to get the hang of it. We're now a few weeks in and still having a lot of fun. Anyway, had to post :) LMC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 We love it too! We now own all the FIAR books that are still in print. I look forward to doing them all again with my youngest. If you want to try doing lapbooks, most of the FIAR books have free lapbooks at homeschoolshare: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/index_lapbooks_master_list.php If there isn't one for the book itself, there is often one for the country or theme (China for Ping). They aren't necessary, and I wouldn't skip FIAR to just do the lapbook, but they often help my ds have more retention of what we have learned for that unit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks for posting this. It's been a while since I've done FIAR. I've forgotten how much we loved it too. Although we didn't actually do everything, but it was still fun. This has inspired me to get back into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 If you are looking for any of the titles that were reprinted by Purple House Press, they have an awesome sale in the bargain basement section of their website. The books could be scratched or remainders but some are less than $5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 If you are looking for any of the titles that were reprinted by Purple House Press, they have an awesome sale in the bargain basement section of their website. The books could be scratched or remainders but some are less than $5. Thanks. I didn't know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I searched and searched for an reasonably priced The Giraffe Who Walked to Paris before Purple House Press reprinted it. My kids still love that book, so it was worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I searched and searched for an reasonably priced The Giraffe Who Walked to Paris before Purple House Press reprinted it. My kids still love that book, so it was worth it. We love that one too! I was so happy it was reprinted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocassie Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 We are a FIAR household too. I enjoy the exposure to all sorts of subjects that FIAR gives to the lower elementary. Glad you guys are back to enjoying school again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 That is a favorite around here. My middle kids, currently ages 12 and 14, still talk about our FIAR days. We learned so much while having so much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 We love Five in a row as well. One of the few curriculum I have saved even though my youngest is 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 We loved it here as well. Even though we didn't do everything in the lessons, I learned so much about children's literature from doing that with my kids. Use of language. The art that goes into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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