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We read Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography before starting our study.
NOTE: My kiddos were 5, 6, 9, 11, and 15 at the time we created study unit. Some ideas may need to be changed/adjusted for older kids.
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Introduction:
We have been using the Little House on the Prairie Books for our homeschool this year and my kids are loving it. I have scoured the internet for resources to make our learning experience as fun and exciting as possible. This series of posts is a compilation of different resources we have found and used in our home. Please note that some of these may have been FREE at the time I found them and prices and/or availability may have changed. Feel free to leave your own links in the comments section below.
I also want to take a moment to thank all of these wonderful people who put together so many wonderful resources for all of us to use with our children. I know that many hours, blood, sweat, and tears went into these projects but your work is greatly appreciated!
Answer Key found HERE. **ANSWER KEY password: momsrock (highlight blank area)
Language Arts:
We will be completing this Lap Book project as we read through this book.
Reading:
We will be reading the noted selection for the week as well as discussing what we have read. I may come up with other questions as well. Kids are curious and I know we will have many questions which may lead to some research in other areas.
We will also be working on reading through a few books, see Kirby’s Kids Grade by Grade Homeschool Reading List , for each different grade level. The older kids will have some independent reading while the younger ones will have a mixture of read alouds, read alongs, and independent reading.
You should keep a record of the books read. You can do this in a notebook or using this printable HERE.
Handwriting:
I did not list handwriting in the weekly work tasks as my kids are using the Spencerian Penmanship for handwriting and will practice this every day.
- Banish that scrawl for good! – 9 Handwriting Best Practices
- My kids are loving these new pencil grips we got recently!
Vocabulary:
We will be doing various activities for this area. We will be looking up definitions, matching words, putting the words in alphabetical order, and a variety of other activities.
Writing:
There will be a variety of creative writing ideas as well. I have tried to vary them and offer choices to help encourage writing. We will also be doing various writing assignments in some of other areas as well.
Check out PRINTABLE WRITING PAPER- TWENTY FREE TEMPLATES FOR KID’S WRITING for some FREE writing resources!
Other Activities:
These are just some of the other activities that I am incorporating into the lessons with my kiddos as we are all at different learning levels. I put these in here to keep me organized so I don’t ‘forget’ something.
I will add links to worksheets I find or make as we go through the unit. For a general guideline of skills your child should know by grade level click HERE.
I have pulled a lot of the material from the book for the worksheets listed down below.
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Prairie Primer: Literature based unit studies for grades 3-6 utilizing the “Little house” series
- We also use McGuffey Primers for some lessons during the week.
- My younger kids also love their ABC Mouse which can be used as a complete curriculum all in itself.
- We also used the Building Vocabulary Multiple Meanings Listening Pack from Lakeshore Learning for this unit.
- Some lessons for the younger kids also came from Mother Goose Phonics.
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
- FREE Language Art Lessons on Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- Teach Your Monster To Read is another great resource for helping kids learn to read.
- FREE Language Arts Worksheets
- More FREE worksheets at SuperTeacher.com
- YouTube can be a great resource for educational videos.
- FREE Kindergarten Worksheets
Other resources used:
- Preschool Prep Series Collection: 10 DVD Boxed Set
- Letter Sounds by Rock ‘N Learn
- Rock N Learn: PreSchool
- Signing Time Season 1 Episode 1: My First Signs
- Signing Time Volume 2 Playtime Signs
- You could also buy a workbook from the local dollar store to supplement, if you feel it is needed.
The younger kids will also have access to various Read-Along books and puppet books. I will update links to those as we go along.
Math:
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- YouTube can be a great resource for educational videos.
- My younger kids also love their ABC Mouse which can be used as a complete curriculum all in itself.
- The younger kids are working a lot with our Spielgaben set as well as other hand manipulatives and free printables I have found online.
- Preschool Prep Series Collection: 10 DVD Boxed Set
- Rock N Learn: PreSchool
- We use Ray’s Arithmetic Books for Lessons (Newer versions available here.) but you can also find free lessons online or simply buy a workbook from your local dollar store.
Note about Ray’s Arithmetic Books: These can be a little confusing at first but the Parent/Teacher guide is so useful! I have found that the books are in order as follows:
- 1st/2nd grades: Ray’s New Primary Arithmetic
- 3rd/4th grades: Ray’s New Intellectual Math
- 5th/6th grades: Ray’s Practical Arithmetic
- 7th/8th grades: Ray’s Higher Arithmetic
I have used a lot of the examples from the book to create the worksheets you will find listed below. **ANSWER KEY password: momsrock (highlight blank area)
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
- You can find FREE math lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool and we have used this for a few years and will probably go back to it at some point.
- We also like to use Khan Academy and Xtramath from time to time.
- 7 Fun Fraction Games for Kids
- Fun Fraction Activities for Kids
- FREE Critical Thinking Puzzles
Social Studies:
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- Which Way Usa Magazines by Highlights (This link is for the whole subscription set but I have provided links on each week for puzzle books that go with the lesson.)
- People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning
- You can also find FREE Early American History lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Country: The People and Places in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life and Books
- The Little House Guidebook
- We also found these cool notebooking pages to use with this study.
- Fabulous Facts About the 50 States
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
- FREE Early American History lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- FREE Geography lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- SKETCH THE FIFTY STATES- FREE PRINTABLE BOOK at The Kitchen Table Classroom
- The Fifty States – A Unit Study
- YouTube can be a great resource for educational videos.
Science:
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- The Prairie Primer: Literature based unit studies for grades 3-6 utilizing the “Little house” series
- Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body
- Scholastic Discover More: Human Body
- We used the Human Body Activity Tub from Lakeshore Learning for activities and Independent Learning.
- Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia
- Uncover the Human Body: An Uncover It Book
- Human Body by Rock ‘N Learn
- Lakeshore Fascinating Facts Human Body Game
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
- We will also be studying different lessons from Mystery Science which is a site that the kids LOVE! We have found a lot of FREE lessons on this site. (You do need a membership to access all of the site.)
- YouTube can be a great resource for educational videos.
- Itsy Bitsy Bear Book via KidZone
- We will also be studying different lessons from Mystery Science which is a site that the kids LOVE! We have found a lot of FREE lessons on this site.
- FREE Zoology Lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- FREE Physics and Chemistry Lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
My kids also enjoyed reading:
PE/Health & Safety Resources:
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- Skill Trek **If using Skill Trek print out the completion certificate for your portfolio.
- Stranger Danger by Priscilla Larson
- We did use the Food & Nutrition Theme Box from Lakeshore Learning for a lot of our food/nutrition lessons. It has some great lesson ideas to incorporate into other areas as well.
- We also incorporated Food Recognition Premium Bingo to keep things fun.
- The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey
You can also find FREE Lessons ideas with these links:
- How To Raise Smart Kids through Movement (15 age-specific activities)
- FREE PE/Health & Safety Lessons at Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- YouTube can be a great resource for educational videos.
- You can find FREE PE/Health Lessons on Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
We often have some ‘Free Play’ outside whenever the weather allows as well.
Life Skills:
This area contains our lesson plans for a few different areas that I have included with our ‘Life Skills’. You will find lessons on cooking, cleaning, and organization as well as bible memory work and character training. All of these will go together to help raise our children into the responsible and caring citizens of tomorrow.
You can find a FREE printable log for keeping track of memory work here:
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- The Prairie Primer: Literature based unit studies for grades 3-6 utilizing the “Little house” series
- The United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts From All 50 States
- We like to use the Kids Cook Real Foods site for different cooking lessons.
- The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Classic Stories.
- We read through ‘Uncommon Courtesy For Kids: A Training Manual For Everyone‘ while reading through this book.
- Pioneer Crafts for Kids: 40 Craft Projects for Children, 10 Craft Projects for Youth, 20 Reproducible Bible Memory Verse Coloring Posters
- We did pull quite a few lessons from My Little House Sewing Book for this unit.
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
We will be focusing on OBEDIENCE this unit. If you don’t have the book we used you can go HERE and download a lesson plan guide to use in your home.
Music, Arts & Crafts:
These lesson plans include Music, Arts, and Crafts. Choose one or two ideas/day as desired.
Many of the ideas have been pulled from the following resources:
- The Prairie Primer: Literature based unit studies for grades 3-6 utilizing the “Little house” series
- Little House on the Prairie Paper Dolls
- Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
- Pioneer Crafts for Kids: 40 Craft Projects for Children, 10 Craft Projects for Youth, 20 Reproducible Bible Memory Verse Coloring Posters
- Little House Coloring Book
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook
You can also find FREE Lessons with these links:
- FREE Early American Art Lessons on Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
- FREE Early American Music Lessons on Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool.
We have also bought the following books/products for use with this series:
Remember: These are the lessons and activities that we used while doing this study but you can do anything your heart desires to make this a great adventure for you and your kids!
Additional Reading:
Kirby's Kabin Blog 