Little House In The Big Woods Adventure Week 4 Lesson Plans

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Mornings:

We Start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a picture of the prayers that we say and a video of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Not the prettiest example but that’s what we’ve been using for the past few years.

Don’t have a flag? Grab one HEREand print it out to put up somewhere… you could even let the kids make a flag to proudly display. Amazon also has some little ones like this one HERE and HERE.

After this we have our calendar time also where we go over such things as the Days of the Week, the months, and some basic math.

This one came from Lakeshore Learning.

Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or topic simply push the ‘ctrl’ and the ‘F’ button down together and a small bar will pop up. Type in the week number or chapter number you want and it will take you to it.

Week 4: Chapters 8 & 9 (Dance at Grandpa’s and Going To Town)

Here is our lesson plan for the week:

Language Arts

Reading:

Read Chapters 8 & 9
- You can read it or let the kids help to read it aloud.
- You can also access an audio version:
  - Chapter Eight
  - Chapter Nine
Discussion Questions:

Chapter Eight:
- How did they get ready for their trip?
- What are some ways that you get ready for a trip?
- How did the ladies get ready for the dance?
- What kind of contest did Uncle George and Grandma have? Who won?
Chapter Nine:
- Where did they all go?
- How did Ma curl their hair?
- What were some of the things that they saw on their trip?
- What did they pack for their lunch?
- What happened to Laura because she was being greedy?
Additional Reading:

Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.

Vocabulary:
- Little House In The Big Woods Chapters 8 and 9 Vocabulary Crossword
- Use five of the vocabulary words in a sentence.
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.

Writing:**

Choose one prompt below:
- Write about the tree house that the Pa made for Mary and Laura.
- Reread how Laura described her Grandmother’s house. Write a description of your house. You can use this form: Cabin Writing Prompt
*Remember to use the thesaurus to come up with different words.

Other Activities:**

Older Kids:
- Draw a picture to go along with your story.
Younger Kids:
- Humpty Dumpty activity from Mother Goose Phonics.

Math

You can work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbook. (The lessons below reflect what we worked on.)

Group:

Rotate through these activities:

Click HERE to check for updates.

Older Kids:

Review what you’ve learned so far.
Check out Fractions on Khan Academy.
Fraction Word Problems Worksheet 2

Younger Kids:

Working on learning numbers 1-20.

Geography and History

1. State Study

This week we will study Indiana.
Complete your notebooking pages.
Older kids can write a report about the state.

2. Research the history of Square Dancing

Swing Yo ur Partner: The Basics of Square Dancing

Discuss what you learned.
Is this something you would be interested in? Write about why or why not you would be interested.

3. Continue researching Louis Pasteur for a Speech.

Watch this video:

Take notes about what you learned.

Science

Research and Study animal tracks.
- Animal Tracks: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Familiar North American Species
- Animal Tracks: North American Animals A to Z

Discuss what you learned.
Complete an activity.
- Save animal tracks as plaster casts
- Animal Tracks Match-Up
- Making Play dough Tracks (You could also draw the tracks by hand in the dough.)
- Animal Track Plot

2. Study the skin.

Watch a video and older kids can do some independent research.

Discuss what you learned. What are calluses and how do they form?
Complete an activity.
- What’s in Skin? p. 41 Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body
- Worksheets/Lessons
- Human Skin Crafts & Activities

3. Study the sun.

Watch a video and older kids can do some independent research.

Discuss what you learned.
Complete an activity.

Life Skills

1. Research a Pioneer Laundry Day

Discuss what you learned.
How is this different from the way you wash clothes?

Watch this video about soap making.

Discuss what you learned.
Why did they keep the kids away?

Other:

Springtime was when the gardens are planted. Click HERE to learn more about pioneer gardens.

Here is a fun video about a pioneer dance which may be similar to the one described in Chapter 8.

2. Ways to help around the house like Laura

Sin can pile up in our hearts just like dirty clothes can pile up in our rooms. We need to make to sure to get our hearts washed and our clothes washed on a regular basis.

Check out this Sorting Laundry Activity
Use this Sequencing Worksheet to make a chart showing the laundry cycle from sorting, to washing, to drying, to folding and putting away, and clean up.
Check out this video about the benefits of hanging your clothes out on the line:

3. Character/Manners

– Read ‘Six Manners of Speech.’ p. 16 in Uncommon Courtesy For Kids: A Training Manual For Everyone

– Read ‘Four Awkward Things That Happen To Everyone.’ p. 35 in Uncommon Courtesy For Kids: A Training Manual For Everyone

The girls were arguing in Chapter 8 which was Foolish.
Look up the meaning of foolish.
Read Proverbs 22:15.

4. Memory Verse

Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
- Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man’s friend- deserts him. — Proverbs 19:4
- He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has done. — Proverbs 19:17

5. Fun Activities

Make Hasty Pudding see p. 20 in The Little House Cookbook
Learn how to braid hair.

Try out some rag curls. They use paper towels in this video.

Make your own soap

6. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on

Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to another new skill.
Memorize the books of the Bible:

Learn about archery

Learn about baking

PE, Health & Safety

1. Benefits of Square Dancing
- Dance Health Benefits For Kids
- Sign Up For Square Dance Lessons. Check wheresthedance.com for a location near you.
- Or check out these lessons here.
2. Benefits of Natural Light
1. Laura describes how the sun felt on the trip to town, how does the sun feel where you are today?
2. Discuss the benefits of sunlight.
Cool Outdoor Activities: Great Things to Do in the Great Outdoors

3. Games/Outdoor Play
- Play Four Square p. 138 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey
Bonus: Check out Jigging
- Watch this video:
- Give it a try:
https://youtu.be/oWDxLxFFpZY