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My daughter and I are going to start reading these together tonight. Anyone have any fun ideas for lessons to go along with them? |
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If you want a full blown unit study that goes in depth there is a book "Prairie Primer" by Margie Gray which is 334 pages long and states it is for grades 3-6. Maybe you can get it here on PBS or buy it used? ISBN 0965251136 Since I have book resources on hand I have not seached the web to see what sites may have for free. HTH. |
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I just checked out Inside Laura's Little House from my library. It has lots of info and ideas. Here's a link to it http://www.paperbackswap.com/book/details/9780060278274-Inside+Lauras+Little+House+The+Little+House+on+the+Prairie+Treasury+Little+House ETA: Here are some free online unit studies: http://home.att.net/~cattonn/pioneer.html (we made butter in a jar and the kids loved it, loved making it and eating it - just remember to add salt) And if you want to get fancy you can make a miniature butter churn with a jar and a few dowel rods) This link gives the general idea but uses a coffee can and tinker toys. http://www.practicalkitchen.com/kids/making_butter.shtml http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/littlehouse.html - this site seems popular too http://lara5.tripod.com/TrueLightAcademy/LittleHouse.html - this mom is well organized Have fun with it and let us know what you end up doing. I love sharing ideas!
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We used to have a book called My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House Stories (ISBN 0064462048), but unfortunately I've passed it on to a friend. However, here are some pioneer/old-fashioned crafts we've done in the past:
If your library doesn't have Little House craft books, it may have Kirsten American Girl craft books. Those will work, too! Last Edited on: 4/30/08 10:05 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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thanks for the ideas. |
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wow Christine, that book looks great but it is $34 used on Amazon. ack! I will look through everyone's links. thanks |
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Those are fun ideas
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I have the Little House cookbook (I got it on here) and it is a great addition to reading the books too. Tells how to make the different foods mentioned in the books. If there is a period recreation farm near where you live, that is usually great too for seeing how things were done! I know we have one nearby that has a real penny candy general store, an old fashioned one-room schoolhouse and a playhouse with period toys for kids to play in, and it is a working farm so you can see how they spun wool, did chores, planted crops, etc. |
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We made a log cabin out of twig branches. |
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When we used Prairie Primer, there was a Yahoo group that was always sharing wonderful ideas. Perhaps you could join and check out the archives and files for ideas. You can always switch to "No Mail" if it gets too busy. |
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