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This unit is based on the book "Little House in the Big Woods" written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
This unit can be done with any resources that are available to you. For the purpose of the unit, I have listed items that I know about or that I have.
Your resources will probably be different.
As much as possible, use your local library to gather the books that you need. If the books are not available at your local library try the ILL.
I hope that you will find enough information here to help you complete one or more unit studies relating to the Little House book!
Have fun!
In His Service,
Lara
How we do our unit...
There are different ways to do a unit study but I will let you "peek" so you will see what we do…
We read a couple of chapters a day from the Little House in The Big Woods book. We then discuss what we have read to create our unit study. And then we work on different subjects.
All of them are not listed here but this is just a "peek" at what could be done!
Have fun!
DEVOTION:
We pray together, read a devotional and/or the Bible and say our pledges. We all say the Pledge of Allegiance, Pledge to the Bible and Pledge to the Christian Flag.
History of the Pledge of Allegiance
Devotion (Find pledges there)
HISTORY:
The children research the president of the period for history. We are focusing on Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant,
Rutherford B. Hayes and Andrew Johnson.
ENGLISH:
We use a bit of Alpha & Omega for English. However, we do not limit ourselves to our workbooks… We do integrate some math and English within our study. For copy work and spelling, we use the book also.
GEOGRAPHY:
We use maps, encyclopedias and all we can find to help us understand geography around us.
SCIENCE:
The children are doing lots of hands-on activities and discoveries. They will be learning about Louis Pasteur and his discovery.
Reflections on my Life: Louis Pasteur
The Life and Times of Louis Pasteur
Radiation Pasteurization of Food
SOCIAL STUDIES:
As we read and do some researches, we will be studying people who have made an impact in our world.
MATH:
Alpha & Omega is the curriculum we use for this subject.
ARTS, P.E. & MISC:
We exercise on a regular basis, the children do some crafts and art relating to the books we read and try to be as creative as possible!
Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder:
Little House in the Big Woods Little House on the Prairie Farmer Boy On the Banks of Plum Creek By the Shores of Silver Lake The Long Winter Little Town on the Prairie These Happy Golden Years The first Four Years
Books by other authors:
Alpha & Omega Math Curriculum Simply Grammar by Charlotte Mason Thematic Unit: Native Americans by Teacher Created Materials, Inc. Thematic Unit: Inventions by Teacher Created Materials, Inc. Rain or Shine Activity book by Joanna Cole & Stephanie Calmenson A Pioneer Sampler by Barbara Greenwood About Us Volume 8 by Childcraft A Biography Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson From Sea to Shining Sea Missouri by Dennis Brindell Polar Bear Cubs by Downs Matthews The World Book Encyclopedia 1996 Edition If you were there: Aztec Times by Antony Mason Bears by Helen Gilks DK Visual Encyclopedia Eyewitness Handbook Trees by Allen J. Coombes Various other DK Books Various Usborne Books So You Want to be President? By Judith St. George In God We Trust by Timothy Crater Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times by David Rubel Scholastic …If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine Scholastic …If you Grew up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern Scholastic… If you lived with the Cherokee by Peter and Connie Roop Scholastic… If you lived with the Iroquois by Ellen Levine Scholastic… If you lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern The Children's Book of Heroes by William Bennett Scholastic Civil War Ghosts by Daniel Cohen Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States at War by June A. English Book of Virtues by William Bennett
Games & extras to go along:
Hail to the Chief by Aristoplay Presidents Rummy Card game by School Zone Publishing Co. Dutch Blitz Five State Rummy by School Zone Publishing Co. The Oregon Trail CD ROM Name that State by Educational Insights Various audio tapes and musicals
internet resources:
This is a unit study curriculum that uses the Little House Books.
Cadron Creek Christian Curriculum Uses the Little House Series
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, Inc.
Little Houses that Laura lived in
Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaching Unit
True Light Academy.
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