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Kerplink! Kerplank! – Onomatopoeia for Preschoolers

August 15, 2012 by The Learning Basket 3 Comments

“Blueberries for Sal” by Robert McCloskey was one of the first books that we read when we started following Before Five in a Row two years ago. It is about Sal, a little girl who goes blueberry-picking with her mother. As her mother picks the succulent fruit to be canned, Sal munches her way through the bushes. On the other side of the hill, a baby bear is also eating … [Read more...]

Kittens for Keeps: Beaches, Kittens and Making Choices

July 2, 2012 by The Learning Basket 1 Comment

There are only three books that we haven’t yet read on the Before Five in a Row (BFIAR) booklist: My Blue Boat by Chris Demarest, The Quiet Way Home by Bonny Becker, and Jenny’s Surprise Summer by Eugenie. All are out of print and have exorbitant price tags around the web; I’m not going to feel bad about not having those on our bookshelf – or so I tell myself! When my … [Read more...]

Roll Out The Red Carpet For Father’s Day

June 13, 2012 by The Learning Basket 5 Comments

  I love planning learning activities around great books, even out-of-print ones. Relating a story and its elements to what is happening to us and the world around makes it more relevant to our lives. One such book is The Red Carpet by Rex Parkin, which I thought would be perfect for Father’s Day. Published in 1948 and part of the Before Five in a Row (BFIAR)booklist, … [Read more...]

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