Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets is Beyond Five In
A Row. Similar to Five in a Row, Beyond uses “chapter books” rather than “picture books.” Make the move into Beyond Five in a Row and open up for your student a vast new world of learning adventure. Like Five in a Row, you will be astounded at the richness and the joy of learning that flows from these carefully chosen chapter books and the accompanying Beyond Five in a Row lessons. This is truly an academically rich curriculum taught in a way that encourages students to think, wonder, research, and quickly find a place to apply what they have learned.
Best of all, Beyond Five in a Row students want to keep learning—no burn out here!
The three volumes of Beyond Five in a Row take between two and three years to complete. Each unit (four units in each volume) takes from 6-8 weeks to accomplish. Each Beyond Five in a Row volume presents lessons for two works of fiction and two biographies. And as always all
the lessons are appropriate, and interest packed to intrigue both boys and girls.
Volume 1 explores The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner and Homer Price by Robert McCloskey as it’s two fiction selections, and Thomas Edison by
Sue Guthridge and Betsy Ross by Ann Weil from the Childhood of Famous Americans series for its two
non-fiction selections.
Volume 2 includes Sarah Plain and Tall and Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan as its two fiction selections, and
The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore and Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson from Scholastic Biographies for its two non-fiction selections.
Volume 3 utilizes The Cricket In Times Square by
George Selden, Illustrated by Garth Williams and
The Saturdays written and illustrated by Elisabeth Enright as its two fiction selections, and Neil Armstrong-Young Flyer by Montrew Dunham and Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium by Ann E. Steinke for its two
non-fiction selections.
There are creative writing or essay projects with every lesson, social studies including history, geography, human relationships, science, vocabulary, career path studies, internet connections and much, much more. All you’ll need to add is daily arithmetic and the trio subjects grammar/spelling/penmanship. Everything else is included.
Beyond Five in a Row inspires a depth of study that continues to build upon the academic foundation of Five
in a Row both in the realm of character development and superb educational lessons. Beyond Five in a Row is rich in content, works beautifully, and continues helping you to become a great teacher!
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