If your family fell in love with the high-stakes survival story of the Dakota blockades, then returning to the prairie as spring blooms is an absolute joy. In our homeschool, moving from the dark winter months into the bright, bustling pages of Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder** marked a beautiful transition—not just for the landscape, but for Laura herself. Seeing a fifteen-year-old Laura step up to take her first job sewing shirts in town sparked incredible family discussions about maturity, work ethic, and community duty. If you’re ready to channel that reading excitement into a complete, rigorous academic plan, here is our comprehensive 6-week unit study designed to turn this beloved classic into a hands-on learning adventure for your middle schooler.
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Mornings:
We start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a video of how we start our mornings.
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.
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.
Little Town on The Prairie Unit Study Teacher Answer Key
Week 1: Prairie Spring & Homesteading (Chapters 1–4)
