Last week was our first week back with our FIAR (Five In A Row) studies. So far it was our best week with FIAR ( Five in a Row Curriculum). The kids were very much involved and have learned so much about Geography and Mallard Ducks. We decided to start our FIAR studies with the book Make Way for Ducklings . The great things about FIAR is that I'm learning a lot of things I don't remember learning in school! Male mallard ducks are "Drakes" while females are "Hens". Although it's probably one of the most common ducks, I don't ever remember learning about them when I was in school. Male mallards, or drakes, are more distinctively colored than females. The female mallard, or hen, has mottled brown feathers and not as striking as the drake. We wanted to showcase what we leaned from the FIAR lessons. We created a lapbook based on "The Clown of God", however I had no folders to make a lapbook for "Make Way For Ducklings&