It doesn’t follow the typical 5 day a week schedule. This book is a collection of discussion and play-based lessons to do for 10-15 minutes 2 or 3 days a week. There are also updated illustrations, Animal Classification Cards that help children develop simple classification skills, and StoryDisks and a Storybook Map (an enjoyable way to teach where the story takes place). All books in the series will eventually be revised however, at this writing, Beyond Five in a Row series are still in the previous edition.īefore Five in a Row has much the same content as the original book, but with three additional stories included. Now, the author’s children have undertaken the task of modernizing the series and updating the literature lists. The original Five in a Row series was written three decades ago for the previous generation of homeschoolers. Choose from many possible activities for each day. Literature selections contain positive moral stories that reflect Biblical values. Use as a stand-alone program for preschool, or supplement with phonics and math and use it with older children. The Five in a Row title comes from reading the same classic children’s book five days in a row as a literature-based unit study to cover social studies, character, language arts, math, science and art. This series provides a wonderful way to nurture your relationship with your children and foster a lifelong adventure of learning.

Miss rumphius