This chart shows the Five in a Row books classified by subject matter, geography, character trait or Konos unit, and chronology. It is intended to help you blend Five in a Row with other curricula or methods. Links and additional classifications will continue to be added. Please contact me with any suggestions at dwalheim@aol.com!
Copyright by Debra Walheim. Links to this chart are welcome and appreciated, but please link to it, instead of copying it on another web site, so that updates and corrections can continue to be made. Please feel free to copy or print for your personal use. Many thanks to Jean Spanier, Susan Bryant, Tracy Boyd, and of course, Jane Lambert for their materials which helped to produce this chart.
Blessings to all of you who use this to further your children's education!
| BOOK TITLE | SUBJECTS | KONOS UNIT | GEOGRAPHY | TIMEFRAME | AUTHOR |
| VOLUME 1 | |||||
| The Story About Ping | China | Responsibility | China | Early 1900s | Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese |
| Ducks | Wisdom (safety) | ||||
| Yangtze River | Obedience | ||||
| Safety | |||||
| Lentil | Harmonicas | Attentiveness | Ohio, US | Mid 1900s | Robert McCloskey |
| Sound | (senses, sound) | ||||
| Instruments | Stewardship | ||||
| US History | (talents) | ||||
| US Military | |||||
| Holidays | |||||
| Five Senses | |||||
| Madeline | France | Cooperation | France | Early 1900s | Ludwig Bemelmans |
| Human Body | (body systems) | ||||
| Hospitals/Doctors | Stewardship | ||||
| Nutrition | (nutrition) | ||||
| Germs/Illnesses | Orderliness | ||||
| A Pair of Red Clogs | Japan | Honesty | Japan | Early 1900s | Masako Matsuno |
| Origami | Stewardship | ||||
| Clogs | (care of possessions) | ||||
| Weather | |||||
| The Rag Coat | Quilting | Resourcefulness | Appalachia (US) | Early 1900s | Lauren Mills |
| Appalachia | Honor | ||||
| Mountains | (kindness, etiquette) | ||||
| Coal | Self Control | ||||
| (emotions) | |||||
| Who Owns the Sun? | Civil War | Courage | Southern US | Civil War | Stacy Chbosky |
| Civil rights | Determination | Africa | 1860s | ||
| Senses | |||||
| Simple Machines | |||||
| Nutrition | |||||
| Seasons | |||||
| Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | Steam engines | Resourcefulness | Mid 1900s | Virginia Lee Burton | |
| Trains | (machinery) | ||||
| Machinery | Stewardship | ||||
| The Glorious Flight | English channel | Trust | France | Early 1900s | Alice and Martin Provensen |
| early flight | (flight/ariplanes) | England | |||
| airplanes | Inquisitiveness | ||||
| France | (navigation) | ||||
| Famous aviators | Courage | ||||
| Roman numerals | Loyalty | ||||
| Europe | (family traditions) | ||||
| How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World | World Map | Orderliness | Italy | Modern times | Marjorie Priceman |
| Italy | (sequencing) | France | |||
| France | Love/Generosity | England | |||
| England | (hospitality) | Vermont | |||
| Vermont | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Sri Lanka | Jamaica | ||||
| Jamaica | |||||
| Rainforest | |||||
| Farm animals | |||||
| Nutrition | |||||
| Cooking | |||||
| Grandfather's Journey | Japan | Loyalty | Japan | Modern times | Allen Say |
| Origami | (immigration) | ||||
| World War II | Honor | ||||
| Desert | (countries/culture) | ||||
| Birds | |||||
| Environment | |||||
| Immigration | |||||
| Cranberry Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Honor | New England, US | Modern times | Wende and Harry Devlin |
| Cranberries | (countries/cultures) | ||||
| Holidays | Joy/Cheerfulness | ||||
| New England | (gratitude) | ||||
| Seasons | |||||
| Another Celebrated Dancing Bear | Russia | Loyalty | Russia | 1800s | Gladys Scheffrin-Falk |
| Tchaikovsky | (friendship) | ||||
| Water | Self Control | ||||
| Circus | (emotions) | ||||
| Bears | Love/Generosity | ||||
| Careers | |||||
| Papa Piccolo | Cats | Responsibility | Venice, Italy | 1900s | Carol Talley |
| Italy | (and pet care) | ||||
| Venice | Loyalty | ||||
| Careers | (family) | ||||
| Homelessness | |||||
| Adoption | |||||
| Colors | |||||
| Very Last First Time | Inuit | Courage | Canada | 1900s | Jan Andrews |
| Arctic | Responsibility | ||||
| Canada | |||||
| Weather | |||||
| Tides | |||||
| Iditarod | |||||
| Tundra | |||||
| The Clown of God | Italy | Obedience | Sorrento, Italy | Renaissance | Tomie DePaola |
| Sorrento, Italy | Joy/Cheerfulness | 1300-1500 AD | |||
| Architecture | (gratitude) | ||||
| Juggling | Honor | ||||
| Careers | (service) | ||||
| Christmas | (attributes of God) | ||||
| Renaissance | |||||
| Storm in the Night | Florida | Trust | Florida, US | Modern times | Mary Stoltz |
| Thunderstorms | Courage | ||||
| Weather | |||||
| Senses | |||||
| Katy and the Big Snow | Town function | Responsibility | Northern US | Mid-1900s | Virginia Lee Burton |
| Snow | Determination | ||||
| Compass | Resourcefulness | ||||
| Map skills | Inquisitiveness | ||||
| Machinery | (weather) | ||||
| Traffic signs | Honor | ||||
| (service) | |||||
| Night of the Moonjellies | Connecticut | Loyalty | Connecticut, US | Modern times | Mark Shasha |
| Jellyfish | (family) | ||||
| Oceans | Responsibility | ||||
| Water | Joy/Cheerfulness | ||||
| Diners | |||||
| Sea Glass | |||||
| Stopping Woods on a Snowy Evening | Snow | Self Control | New England, US | Mid 1900s | Robert Frost |
| Animal tracks | (poetry) | ||||
| Joy | |||||
| (gratitude) | |||||
| Inquisitiveness | |||||
| (weather) | |||||
| VOLUME 2: | |||||
| The Giraffe That Walked to Paris | France | Determination | France | 1800s | Nancy Milton |
| Egypt | (great feats) | Egypt | |||
| Giraffes | Patience | ||||
| Zoos | (waiting) | ||||
| Africa | Inquisitiveness | ||||
| African animals | (Africa) | ||||
| Seasons | |||||
| Wind | |||||
| Three Names | Prarie | Inquisitiveness | Midwest | late 1800s | Patricia MacLachlan |
| One room schools | (weather) | ||||
| Games | Responsibility | ||||
| Wind | (pet care) | ||||
| Weater | Loyalty | ||||
| (family) | |||||
| Wee Gillis | Scotland | Determination | Scotland | 1800s | Munro Leaf |
| Sheep | Attentiveness | ||||
| Bagpipes | (sound, music) | ||||
| Owl Moon | New Jersey | Attentiveness | New Jersey | Modern times | Jane Yolen |
| Owls | (tracking, predator) | ||||
| Birds | Orderliness | ||||
| Animal tracks | (planets/moons) | ||||
| shadows | Courage | ||||
| Astronomy | |||||
| Moon & stars | |||||
| A New Coat for Anna | Europe | Trust | Europe | 1940s | Harriet Ziefert |
| World War II | (sheep) | World War II | |||
| Sheep | Resourcefulness | ||||
| Wool | Stewardship | ||||
| Dyes | |||||
| Mrs. Katz and Tush | Israel | Honor | Israel | Modern Times | Patricia Polacco |
| Jews | (kindness) | ||||
| Jewish holidays | (countries/cultures) | ||||
| Kaddish | Loyalty | ||||
| Bakeries | (immigration) | ||||
| Breads | |||||
| Catskills | |||||
| Mirette on the High Wire | France | Stewardship | France | 1800s | Emily Arnold McCully |
| Copper | (gifts, talents) | ||||
| High wire | Determination | ||||
| Circus | (great feats) | ||||
| Honor | |||||
| (helpfulness, kindness) | |||||
| They Were Strong and Good | United States | Loyalty | United States | 1800s | Alice and Robert Lawson |
| Holland | (immigration) | Holland | |||
| Carribean | (family and traditions) | Carribean | |||
| New York | Courage | New York | |||
| Scotland | Scotland | ||||
| England | England | ||||
| Bees | |||||
| Pollution | |||||
| Geneaology | |||||
| Pirates | |||||
| Native Americans | |||||
| Babar, To Duet or Not to Duet | Elephants | Honesty | Modern Times | DeBrunhoff | |
| Ear anatomy | Attentiveness | ||||
| Haydn | Self Control | ||||
| Composers | |||||
| Instruments | |||||
| Sound | |||||
| Manners | |||||
| The Story of Ferdinand | Spain | Wisdom | Spain | 1900s | Munro Leaf |
| Bullfighting | Honesty | ||||
| Explorers | Trust | ||||
| Clover | (deception/illusion) | ||||
| Vultures | |||||
| Cork trees | |||||
| Down, Down the Mountain | Appalachia | Resourcefulness | Appalachia | 1800s | Ellis Credle |
| Owls | Patience | ||||
| Money | Joy/Cheerfulness | ||||
| Gardening | Generosity | ||||
| Make Way for Ducklings | Boston | Responsibility | Boston | Mid-1900s | Robert McCloskey |
| Massachusetts | Cooperation | Massachusetts | |||
| Ducks | Joy/Cheerfulness | ||||
| Boston Common | (gratitude) | ||||
| Map skills | |||||
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | England | Obedience | England | 1900s | Beatrix Potter |
| Rabbits | (authority) | ||||
| Gardening | (action/reaction) | ||||
| Butterflies | (crime/punishment) | ||||
| Colds | Courage | ||||
| Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car | cars | Cooperation | Modern Times | John Burningham | |
| travel | Honor | ||||
| weather | (kindness, etiquette) | ||||
| transportation | Joy/Cheerfulness | ||||
| (humor/laughter) | |||||
| All Those Secrets of the World | Chesapeake Bay | Obedience | Chesapeake Bay, US | 1940s | Jane Yolen |
| World War II | (authority) | World War II | |||
| Explorers | Courage | ||||
| Sycamore tree | Self Control | ||||
| Oil Spills | (emotions) | ||||
| Miss Rumphius | Maine | Orderliness | Maine | Barbara Cooney | |
| Library system | Patience | ||||
| Architecture | (plant growth) | ||||
| Shells | Stewardship | ||||
| Measurement | (gifts, talents) | ||||
| Gardening | |||||
| Sun,moon,stars | |||||
| The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge | Lighthouses | Obedience | New York City | 1930s | Hildegarde Swift |
| Bridges | (authority & light) | ||||
| Light | Honor | ||||
| New York City | (service) | ||||
| Rivers | Responsibility |