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! Continue reading “By the Shores of Silver Lake: Music, Arts, and Crafts Lessons”
These lessons were made to go along with ‘On The Banks Of Plum Creek‘ 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!
On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.
Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or subject 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 can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.
We are also using these art books:
Many of the songs come from this book:
Sing Uncle John to the tune of Yankee Doodle:
WARNING: This post may contain a picture overload as I did take quite a few pictures while we were out on our adventures!
Over the weekend we had been invited to attend a small festival at Camp Milton where they were going to be having a battle reenactment. The time period was the 1800s which just happened to fit in with our Kirby’s Kids Academic Adventures and the Little House On The Prairie Adventures we’ve been doing with our homeschool so of course, I said we’d go. Plus it was a chance to see one of our friendly square dancers in action as he is an avid participant at these events.
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These lessons were made to go along with ‘The Little House On The Prairie‘ 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!
On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.
Tip: If you want to go to a certain week/chapter or subject 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 can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.
Many of the songs come from this book:
You can find more Native American crafts and activities HERE, HERE, HERE, and a FREE printable coloring book HERE.
2. Horse Crafts
3. You could start making a Pioneer Life Diorama to depict the book scenes.
2. Listen to the sounds of nature at night:
Or you can try to draw a wolf:
Listen to the natural songs made by wolves:
1. Snakes
2. Water well
Listen to some Native American music:
Listen to some of these old cowboy songs:
DIY Paper Turkey Headdress Turkey Hat Crafts
Novum Crafts Feather Headdress
1. Make musical instruments:
2. Christmas
Some more Plains Indian Music:
Smiling Wisdom – Jumping Hop Frog Origami Game
2. Buffalo Crafts
3. Indian Papoose Craft
1. Make a Covered Wagon p. 37 Pioneer Crafts for Kids
2. Indian Headdress
Amscan Thanksgiving Make Your Own Headband
Westco Sounds of Nature Kit Musical Instrument Toy
Make some crafts for your Indian Party. Check out these ideas HERE on Amazon. You can also check out my Pinterest board HERE.
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