Here are our Lesson Plans For Math
These lessons were made to go along with ‘By the Shores of Silver Lake‘ written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We are planning to go through the whole series and I am keeping track of the different topics we are learning about here on my blog. We hope you enjoy these as much as we have!
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.
You may find it easier to buy a Math Workbook to work through as you go along with the study. We have also found some great real-world math books HERE.
Answer Key Password: momsrock
Week 1: Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Figure up how much the dinner would’ve cost for your whole family to have eaten with Ma and the girls. see page 34 for the cost.
- How much did it cost for the Ingalls’ family to eat? (Ma + 3 girls)
- How much is the difference compared to your family?
- Get the prices for an all-you-can-eat buffet near you (or use the prices from the picture below) and figure up how much it would cost for your family to eat there.
- How does this compare to the Ingalls’ meal? (note the different prices for different ages)
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- We will be learning about budgeting during this unit. The settlers had to budget carefully because jobs were often scarce. DO you know what a budget is?
- Read through and complete pages 9-11 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 2: Chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Let’s work on budgeting some more
- Read through and complete pages 12-16 of this pdf workbook
- Let’s practice reading a menu.
- Print and complete page 17 of this PDF
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 3: Chapters 9, 10, 11 & 12
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Read p. 109 to learn more about Pa’s job description.
- Complete this worksheet: By the Shores of Silver Lake Math Week 3
- Have you ever seen a time-card? Or an earning statement (time-check)?
- Read through and complete pages 17-23 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 4: Chapters 13, 14, 15 & 16
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Pa had to be careful when he was figuring up the time-checks but he had to rely on the accuracy of others. Let’s practice adding up a meal ticket:
- Print and complete page 18-20 of this PDF
- Pa had to figure up the men’s pay every two weeks.
- Read through and complete pages 24- 29 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 5: Chapters 17, 18, 19 & 20
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- One thing Pa didn’t need to deduct from the men’s pay was taxes. Today we have income taxes that are deducted from our weekly paychecks. Many companies also don’t pay cash but use checks or direct deposit now.
- Read through and complete pages 30-36 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 6: Chapters 21, 22, 23 & 24
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Find out how much it cost to mail a letter in the 1880s.
- How does this compare to today?
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Read p. 226 to see how much they charged for shelter and meals.
- Complete this worksheet: By the Shores of Silver Lake Math Week 6
- Time to review some of the skills you’ve learned so far.
- Read through and complete pages 37-38 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 7: Chapters 25, 26, 27 & 28
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- Pa and Ma had to find places for everyone who needed shelter as there were not any hotels nearby.
- Print and complete this Hotel Math Worksheet. (Don’t peek at the answers!)
- While Pa was away Ma and the girls worked hard and saved their money.
- Read through and complete pages 41-44 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 8: Chapters 29, 30, 31 & 32
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- When they moved to the claim shanty they had trouble getting everything to fit. Have you ever thought about how much work goes into decorating a home? One thing you need to know how to do is to calculate the area of your home.
- Read through and complete pages 9-16 of this pdf workbook
- Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
- Work on Khan Academy
Younger Kids:
- Work on your Math-U-See Primer or another workbook.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
Week 9: Finishing Up
** For fun you may try ‘ciphering’ on a slate with a slate pencil.
Group:
- Do an activity from Building Thinking Skills® Level 1.
- Do an activity from Math Games.
- When you are finished with your math work you can play an Educational Game.
Rotate through these activities:
Older Kids:
- When they moved to the claim shanty they had trouble getting everything to fit. Have you ever thought about how much work goes into decorating a home? Pa also had to be able to calculate the perimeter of the home.
- Read through and complete pages 17-22 of this pdf workbook
- Complete this Review Worksheet: By the Shores of Silver Lake Math Week 9
- When you finish with this worksheet write 2 or 3 sentences about what you have learned from this lesson
- Review what you have learned.
- Work on Khan Academy
Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.
Younger Kids:
- Review what you have learned.
- Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
- Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com
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