Mornings:

We start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a picture of the prayers that we say and a video of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Not the prettiest example but that’s what we’ve been using for the past few years.

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.

After this we have our calendar time also where we go over such things as the Days of the Week, the months, and some basic math.

This one came from Lakeshore Learning.

The younger kids will also be watching some of these videos while I work with the older ones:

We may also use some of the songs found HERE.

And we will be trying out some relaxing background music with Google.

We also like to use this song during our ‘Morning Time’ to help the kids learn the 50 States. 

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.

On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.

Answer can be found HERE.

Answer Key Password: momsrock

Week 9: Finishing Up

Here is our lesson plan for the week:

Language Arts

Reading:

Finish up any reading. 

Optional: Read Chapter 3 from Laura Ingalls Wilder Country ‘Kansas Prairie Country’.

Additional Reading:

Older Children:

Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.

Younger Children:

Younger kids will also be doing one lesson a day from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

We are also working through All About Reading Level Pre-reading with William as he needed something a little different from what we had been doing.

Vocabulary/Spelling:**

Older Kids:

• Find your past vocabulary words:
  • On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 9 Worksheet

Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.

Younger Kids:

• Spelling You See Level A

Handwriting:

Older Kids:

• Spencerian Penmanship

-or-

• A Reason for Handwriting, Transition to Cursive, Book T, Based on Scripture Verses

Younger Kids:

• A Reason for Handwriting: Level A: Manuscript Student Workbook

Writing:

We will be using the Writing Activity Station Kit from Lakeshore Learning for some of our lessons.

• Write a one-page report about Noah Webster.

Other Activity:

Group:

• Finish reading Word Fun
• Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
• Work on your Moby Max account

Older kids:

• Finish your book.
• Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game
• Bonus Points: Read to a younger sibling

Younger kids:

• Read: Free Choice from the bookshelf
• Work with the Alphabet Theme Box from Lakeshore Learning.
• Teach Your Monster to Read
• Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game
• Cut N Paste worksheets

Bonus Activity:

• Grab-and-Go Writing Activity: Writing More Descriptive, Specific Sentences

Math

You may find it easier to buy a Math Workbook to work through as you go along with the study.

** 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.

Rotate through these activities:

• Spielgaben
• Critical Thinking Activity
• Play Tenzi
• MÖBI Kids
• Play ColorKu

Older Kids:

• Review what you have learned.
• Work on Khan Academy

Younger Kids:

• Review what you have learned.
• Practice with Numbers & Counting Theme Box
• Work on Khan Academy or ABCmouse.com

Geography and History

Memorize the Continents and Oceans using the videos below to help:

1. State Study

• Review the states we learned about and choose a state to research more.
• Write a report about your favorite state or add some new facts to your previous report.

2. Landforms and Mapping

Maps:

Did you know that there are different types of maps? (continued)

Landforms:

• Finish up your lapbook making sure to learn about any topics not already covered.
• Finish reading Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary
• Write a report about your favorite landform.
• Take these quizzes: Be sure to print out the results.
  • Landforms of the Earth
  • Map Quiz To Test Your Knowledge On Simple Map Symbols!

• Discuss what you have learned.
• Do one activity from each of the following:
  • Properties of Earth Activity Tub
  • Landforms & Mapping Resource Box
  • Instant STEM Activities

3. Bonus

Extra:

• Play Oregon Trail Game 
• Social Studies Quiz Game Show
• Play GeoBingo USA Educational Geography Board Game

We will also be using this People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning to go with our lessons.

There are also some other resources available here:

• All About Landforms Lesson Plan
• Map Skills Book
• Map and Key Lesson and Materials
• Maps and Globes Lesson Plans

Science

1. Tests

Make sure to print out the results from online quizzes.

• Choose one of these:
  • Plant And Animal Life Cycles Quiz
  • Animal Life Cycles Test
• And Choose one of these:
  • Food Chains/webs Quiz
  • Food Chains Test

2. Learn about the weather and seasons.

• Watch the Rock ‘N Learn Earth Science DVD

• Learn about hurricanes as we have a lot of them here.

• Discuss what you learned.
• Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
• Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities
• Use the Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever to research anything else you are interested in.

3. Read:

• Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature Free Choice
• Discuss what you learned.

Extra Activities:

• Nature Up Close! Light Table Slides
• Bird Bingo
• Animal Bingo
• Mystery Science

Life Skills

We will be discussing some of the character qualities that are displayed in the book but if you would like to do a separate character study lesson you can download one HERE.

1. Memory Verse

We will be memorizing Psalm 51 during this unit study. Print it HERE.

• Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
  • Verse 18: Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Verse 19: Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
• Older kids can copy the memory verse down in their notebook.
• Work on saying everything you have memorized.

2. Character

• Have you ever heard of the Golden Rule?
• What are some examples of how the Golden Rule was shown in the story?
• What are some ways that you can use the Golden Rule?

3. Manners

• Review Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids and discuss any manners you might need help with.
• Practice your good manners at your special meal.

4. Fun Activities

• Host a country party.
• Try some activities that you may have missed.
• Research ways to preserve foods with Preserving Everything.
• Click HERE to learn about fun and unusual holidays.

5. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on

Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to new skills.

Emergency Preparedness

• Discuss what you learned.
• Finish up your lesson HERE.
• Finish reading from Show Me How to Survive.
• Finish reading Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters

Kids Cook Real Food 

• Work on your next lesson.
• Help to prepare a meal using your new skills.

Skill Trek

• Work on at least one task a week.
• Practice your new skill this week.
• Preparing food with love

Back to the Basics

Learn and practice some traditional skills from the book.

• Free choice reading
• Discuss what you learned.

Herb Study

• Using one of the following for your study:
  • A Kid’s Herb Book: For Children of All Ages
  • Herb Fairies books: A Magical Tale of Plants & Their Remedies
  • INTRODUCTION TO HERBS FOR KIDS

• Review what you learned.
• Write a short report about your favorite herb.
• Play Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game, a cooperative board game

Dog Training

We are using Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days as a guide for training our puppy.

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.
• Continue working with your puppy and giving her plenty of attention!

Now let’s have some fun. Pick a couple of tricks to teach your puppy!

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.
• Continue working with your puppy and giving her plenty of attention!

Note:

We will also be using:

• Shake & Break Training Tool by Petmate
• 4 Pack Dog Training Clickers 2 in 1 Whistle and Clicker Pet Training Tools Set
• Lure Stick Training Tool by Petmate
• PoyPet No Pull Dog Harness

PE, Health & Safety

1. Nutrition

• Discuss what you learned.
• The Ingalls family had a different diet than we did. Do you think they ate a healthy diet?
• Name at least one food from their diet for each food group.
• The List: What to Eat, Avoid & Compromise
• Healthy Foods Coloring Page For Young Children
• Rainbow Foods – Find The Healthy White Foods Word Search Puzzles
• Do an activity from the Nutrition Instant Learning Center

2. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play your favorite game for at least 30 minutes.

• Check out these sites for some fun Pioneer games:
  • PIONEER CHILDREN – toys and games
  • Bobcat Ridge 4th Grade Pioneer Program Games and Recreation Station

Music, Arts & Crafts

Crafts:**

• Make a Nine Patch Quilt, Pillow, or Potholder:
  • Easy Quilt
  • Nine Patch Quilt
  • Bear Paw Pattern
  • More Patterns
• Or choose a craft from Pioneer Crafts For Kids

Art:

• Paper quilt template
• Make a paper quilt
• Try techniques from Zentangle for Kids to fill in your quilt squares
• Choose a coloring page from one of these:
  • Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
  • American Wild Flowers Coloring Book

Music:

• Wait for the Wagon p.108 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook

You can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.

**BE SURE TO SAVE A FEW SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK FOR YOUR  PORTFOLIO!  TAKE PICTURES OF BIG PROJECTS!

**This post does contain affiliate links to products and/or services that we use. We may earn a teensy weensy small commission (at NO EXTRA cost to you) if a purchase is made through these links. These links help to support our family, our blog, and our homeschooling mission.

 –Thank you!

Mornings:

We start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a picture of the prayers that we say and a video of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Not the prettiest example but that’s what we’ve been using for the past few years.

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.

After this we have our calendar time also where we go over such things as the Days of the Week, the months, and some basic math.

This one came from Lakeshore Learning.

The younger kids will also be watching some of these videos while I work with the older ones:

We may also use some of the songs found HERE.

And we will be trying out some relaxing background music with Google.

We also like to use this song during our ‘Morning Time’ to help the kids learn the 50 States. 

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.

On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.

Answer can be found HERE.

Answer Key Password: momsrock

Week 8: Chapters 39, 40 & 41

(The Third Day, The Fourth Day, and Christmas Eve)

Here is our lesson plan for the week:

Language Arts

Reading:

Read Chapters 39, 40 & 41

• You can read it or let the kids help to read it aloud.
• You can also access an audio version:
  • Chapter 39
  • Chapter 40
  • Chapter 41

Discussion Questions:

Chapter Thirty-Nine (The Third Day):

• Why do you think the day was so miserable?

Chapter Forty (The Fourth Day):

• What did Laura think she saw? What was it actually?
• What did Ma fix for Pa?
• Why was Pa excited about the cold weather?
• What did Pa buy in town? How much was it?
• How did Pa stay safe? How far away had he been?
• How long had he been gone? What day was it?
• Why did Pa apologize to the girls? How did the girls react?
• What did he bring for Christmas dinner?

Chapter Forty-One (Christmas Eve):

• What did they do on Christmas Eve?
• How did Pa assign the chores? Who did what?
• Was Laura upset about the fact that there would be no presents or candy? Why or why not?

Additional Reading:

Older Children:

Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.

Younger Children:

Younger kids will also be doing one lesson a day from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

We are also working through All About Reading Level Pre-reading with William as he needed something a little different from what we had been doing.

Vocabulary/Spelling:

Print:  On the Banks of Plum Creek Vocabulary Week Eight List

Older Kids:

• Day One: Write your words three times each.
• Day Two: Write your words in ABC order.
• Day Three: Look up definitions and use five of your words in a sentence.
• Day Four: Test (optional) or Worksheet:
  • On the Banks of Plum Creek Vocabulary Week Eight Worksheet

Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.

Younger Kids:

• Spelling You See Level A

Handwriting:

Older Kids:

• Spencerian Penmanship

-or-

• A Reason for Handwriting, Transition to Cursive, Book T, Based on Scripture Verses

Younger Kids:

• A Reason for Handwriting: Level A: Manuscript Student Workbook

Writing:**

We will be using the Writing Activity Station Kit from Lakeshore Learning for some of our lessons.

• Write a descriptive book report about the story we’ve read. Click HERE for book report forms.
• Write a descriptive story about how you would feel if you had no presents on Christmas day.

Watch this video about point of view:

Other Activity:

Group:

• Continue reading Word Fun
• Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
• Work on your Moby Max account

Older kids:

• Continue reading your book.
• Play Hangman
• Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game
• Free Choice Activity
• Bonus Points: Read to a younger sibling

Younger kids:

• Read: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
• Work with the Alphabet Theme Box from Lakeshore Learning.
• Teach Your Monster to Read
• Free Choice Spelling/Vocabulary Game

Math

You may find it easier to buy a Math Workbook to work through as you go along with the study.

** 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.

Rotate through these activities:

• Spielgaben
• Critical Thinking Activity
• Play Tenzi
• MÖBI Kids
• Play ColorKu

Older Kids:

• 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

Geography and History

Memorize the Continents and Oceans using the videos below to help:

1. State Study

• This week we will study Connecticut.
• Complete your notebooking pages.
• Older kids can write a report about the state.

2. Landforms & Mapping

Maps:

Did you know that there are different types of maps?

• Discuss what you have learned.
• Review your past lessons.
• Finding a Spot on a Map Worksheet
• Do one activity from:
  • Landforms & Mapping Resource Box

Landforms:

• Dunes

• Oasis

• Discuss what you have learned.
• Work on your lapbook.
• Read 4-5 pages from Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary
• Try one of these quizzes
  • Landform › Land Forms Practice Quiz 1
  • Brain Pop Landform Quiz
• Do one activity from each of the following:
  • Properties of Earth Activity Tub
  • Instant STEM Activities

3. Bonus

Extra:

• Play Oregon Trail Game 
• Social Studies Quiz Game Show
• Play GeoBingo USA Educational Geography Board Game

We will also be using this People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning to go with our lessons.

There are also some other resources available here:

• All About Landforms Lesson Plan
• Map Skills Book
• Map and Key Lesson and Materials
• Maps and Globes Lesson Plans

Science

1. Go back and review previous topics you may have skipped or want to learn more about.

Watch this video:

• Discuss what you learned.
• Grouping animals – Classification – Hamilton Zoo
• Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
• Choose a topic to study and write a report about. Your report will be due next week.
• Use the Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever to research.

2. Learn about the weather and seasons.

• Clouds

• Discuss what you learned.
• Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
• Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities

3. Read:

• Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature Chapter 63 & 67
• Discuss what you learned.

Extra Activities:

• Nature Up Close! Light Table Slides
• Bird Bingo
• Animal Bingo
• Life Cycle Sequencing Kit
• Life Cycles Instant Learning Center
• Seasons & Weather Theme Box
• Weather & Seasons Instant Learning Center
• Encyclopedia of Aquarium & Pond Fish
• Flowers: a Golden Nature Guide
• Mystery Science

Life Skills

We will be discussing some of the character qualities that are displayed in the book but if you would like to do a separate character study lesson you can download one HERE.

1. Memory Verse

We will be memorizing Psalm 51 during this unit study. Print it HERE.

• Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
  • Verse 16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
  • Verse 17: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
• Older kids can copy the memory verse down in their notebook.

2. Character

• Pa knew that he had to keep walking and not give up, why do you think he didn’t give up?
• What does perseverance mean?

3. Manners

• What are some manners you learned?
• Review Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids and discuss any manners you might need help with.
• Continue planning and working on your special meal.
• Try a test run.

4. Fun Activities

• Start planning a country party.
• Try some recipes from The Little House on the Prairie Cookbook for your party.
• vanity cakes p. 202 of  The Little House on the Prairie Cookbook.
•  lemonade p. 188 of  The Little House on the Prairie Cookbook.
• popcorn balls p. 216 of  The Little House on the Prairie Cookbook.
• Research ways to preserve foods with Preserving Everything.
• Click HERE to learn about fun and unusual holidays.

5. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on

Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to new skills.

Emergency Preparedness

• Discuss what you learned.
• Work on a lesson HERE.
• Or read a few pages a week from Show Me How to Survive.
• Start reading Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters

Kids Cook Real Food 

• Work on your next lesson.
• Help to prepare a meal using your new skills.
• Smart Sweets

Skill Trek

• Work on at least one task a week.
• Practice your new skill this week.

Back to the Basics

Learn and practice some traditional skills from the book.

• Read pages 92-96
• Discuss what you learned.

Herb Study

• Using one of the following for your study:
  • A Kid’s Herb Book: For Children of All Ages
  • Herb Fairies books: A Magical Tale of Plants & Their Remedies
  • INTRODUCTION TO HERBS FOR KIDS

• Discuss what you learned.
• Be sure to jot down some notes.
• Play Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game, a cooperative board game

Dog Training

We are using Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days as a guide for training our puppy.

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.

Note:

We will also be using:

• Shake & Break Training Tool by Petmate
• 4 Pack Dog Training Clickers 2 in 1 Whistle and Clicker Pet Training Tools Set
• Lure Stick Training Tool by Petmate
• PoyPet No Pull Dog Harness

PE, Health & Safety

1. Frostbite Safety

• Discuss what you have learned.
• What could have happened to Pa when he was stuck in the blizzard?
• How can you prevent this from happening?
• Do an activity from the Health & Safety Theme Box

2. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Freeze Tag p. 155 of The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book by Guy Bailey
• Check out these sites for some fun Pioneer games:
  • PIONEER CHILDREN – toys and games
  • Bobcat Ridge 4th Grade Pioneer Program Games and Recreation Station

Music, Arts & Crafts

Crafts:**

• Make some Pioneer Games
• Or choose a craft from Pioneer Crafts For Kids

Art:

• Draw any animal from Draw 50 Animals
• Try techniques from Zentangle for Kids
• Choose a coloring page from one of these:
  • Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
  • American Wild Flowers Coloring Book

Music:

• Lily Dale p. 128 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook

You can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.

**BE SURE TO SAVE A FEW SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK FOR YOUR  PORTFOLIO!  TAKE PICTURES OF BIG PROJECTS!

**This post does contain affiliate links to products and/or services that we use. We may earn a teensy weensy small commission (at NO EXTRA cost to you) if a purchase is made through these links. These links help to support our family, our blog, and our homeschooling mission.

 –Thank you!

Mornings:

We start every morning off with our prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. Below is a picture of the prayers that we say and a video of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Not the prettiest example but that’s what we’ve been using for the past few years.

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.

After this we have our calendar time also where we go over such things as the Days of the Week, the months, and some basic math.

This one came from Lakeshore Learning.

The younger kids will also be watching some of these videos while I work with the older ones:

We may also use some of the songs found HERE.

And we will be trying out some relaxing background music with Google.

We also like to use this song during our ‘Morning Time’ to help the kids learn the 50 States. 

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.

On weeks where there are several activities listed just choose a couple that interest you the most to work on.

Answer can be found HERE.

Answer Key Password: momsrock

Week 7: Chapters 35, 36, 37 & 38

(Keeping House, Prairie Winter, The Long Blizzard, and The Day of Games)

Here is our lesson plan for the week:

Language Arts

Reading:

Read Chapters 35, 36, 37 & 38

• You can read it or let the kids help to read it aloud.
• You can also access an audio version:
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38

Discussion Questions:

Chapter Thirty-Five (Keeping House):

• What did Pa keep busy with?
• Why did Pa not want to trap the beaver?
• Where did Pa want to go?
• What did the girls do while they were gone?
• What scary thing happened while Pa and Ma were gone?
• How did the girls handle themselves? How did each help?
• What rule had the girls broken? Did they get punished? Why or why not?

Chapter Thirty-Six (Prairie Winter):

• What did Pa do to help find his way back and forth from the stable to the house?
• What did Pa get in town?
• What did Pa say was strange? What suggestion did Ma have?
• How did they keep busy?

Chapter Thirty-Seven (The Long Blizzard):

• Why did Pa say he needed to go to town? What did Ma say?
• What chores did everyone do?
• What chores did Ma do when Pa didn’t come home?
• Why did Ma put the lamp in the window?
• What strange thing happened?

Chapter Thirty-Eight (The Day of Games):

• How did the girls help out while Ma was doing chores?
• Why was Laura crying?
• What did Ma suggest instead of lessons?

Additional Reading:

Older Children:

Each child would complete a reading lesson from our McGuffey Primer Books or other reading materials that we chose for the day.

Younger Children:

Younger kids will also be doing one lesson a day from Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

We are also working through All About Reading Level Pre-reading with William as he needed something a little different from what we had been doing.

Vocabulary/Spelling:

Print:  On the Banks of Plum Creek Vocabulary Week Seven List

Older Kids:

• Day One: Write your words three times each.
• Day Two: Write your words in ABC order.
• Day Three: Look up definitions and use five of your words in a sentence.
• Day Four: Test (optional) or Worksheet:
  • On the Banks of Plum Creek Week 7 Worksheet

Parents click HERE for the answer key.**see instructions at the top of the page.

Younger Kids:

• Spelling You See Level A

Handwriting:

Older Kids:

• Spencerian Penmanship

-or-

• A Reason for Handwriting, Transition to Cursive, Book T, Based on Scripture Verses

Younger Kids:

• A Reason for Handwriting: Level A: Manuscript Student Workbook

Writing:**

We will be using the Writing Activity Station Kit from Lakeshore Learning for some of our lessons.

• Write a descriptive paragraph about how Ma might have felt while Pa was away.
• Write a descriptive paragraph about how Pa might have felt while leaving for work.

Write this video about writing perspectives:

Other Activity:

Group:

• Continue reading Word Fun
• Watch Signing Times: Everday Signs
• Work on your Moby Max account

Older kids:

• Continue reading your book.
• Play Scrabble
• Free Choice Spelling Activity
• Bonus Points: Read to a younger sibling

Younger kids:

• Work with the Alphabet Theme Box from Lakeshore Learning.
• Listening Center (Choose one book to read/listen to together)
• ABC Mouse
• Busy Box Activity

Math

You may find it easier to buy a Math Workbook to work through as you go along with the study.

** 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.

Rotate through these activities:

• Spielgaben
• Critical Thinking Activity
• Play Tenzi
• MÖBI Kids
• Play ColorKu

Older Kids:

• Work on a lesson in your Ray’s Arithmetic Books or other math workbooks.
• Work on Khan Academy
• Special Tasks:
  • Research and estimate how many gallons of water your family uses, compare this to the Ingalls’ family.

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

Geography and History

Memorize the Continents and Oceans using the videos below to help:

https://youtu.be/nmvw3sTGajs

1. State Study

• This week we will study Nevada .
• Complete your notebooking pages.
• Older kids can write a report about the state.

2. Landforms & Mapping

Maps:

• Discuss what you have learned.
• Try using the skills you have learned to read a map:
• Map Skills Worksheet
• Do one activity from:
  • Landforms & Mapping Resource Box

Landforms:

• Ponds & Lakes

• Discuss what you have learned.
• Work on your lapbook.
• Read 4-5 pages from Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary
• Do one activity from each of the following:
  • Properties of Earth Activity Tub
  • Instant STEM Activities

3. Bonus

Extra:

• Play Oregon Trail Game 
• Social Studies Quiz Game Show
• Play GeoBingo USA Educational Geography Board Game

We will also be using this People Long Ago Resource Box from Lakeshore Learning to go with our lessons.

There are also some other resources available here:

• All About Landforms Lesson Plan
• Map Skills Book
• Map and Key Lesson and Materials
• Maps and Globes Lesson Plans

Science

1. Pick one or two topics to learn about:

• Beavers

• Winter Coats

• Discuss what you learned.
• Write a report about beavers. Your report will be due next week. Be sure to include:
  • diet
  • habitat
  • communities
• Find a coloring page HERE or HERE about your favorite topic.
• Do an activity from the Growing Things Theme Box
• Use the Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever to research.

2. Learn about the weather and seasons.

• Winter

• Blizzards

• Discuss what you learned.
• Seasons & Weather Theme Box activity
• Weathers & Seasons – Interactive Science Activities

3. Read:

• Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature chapters 40 & 42
• Discuss what you learned.

Extra Activities:

• Animal Bingo
• Mystery Science

Life Skills

We will be discussing some of the character qualities that are displayed in the book but if you would like to do a separate character study lesson you can download one HERE.

1. Memory Verse

We will be memorizing Psalm 51 during this unit study. Print it HERE.

• Work on memorizing a verse during the week for a special prize.
  • Verse 14: Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
  • Verse 15: O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise
• Older kids can copy the memory verse down in their notebook.

2. Character

• Why is it important to take care of ourselves?
• What bad habits did Douglas have?
• What bad habits do you have?
• What bad habit did Pa have?

• What did Laura think would happen when they grew up?
• How do you feel about this?
• Why is it so important for children to obey their parents?

3. Manners

– Read pages 85 through 93 of Emily Post’s Table Manners for Kids and discuss the manners used in each situation below:

• What are the things you need to decide before hosting a party?
• What should you consider when choosing the date?
• How do you decide the guest list?
• How should you decide on the menu?
• Why should you do a test run?
• How can you choose activities?
• How can you make sure you get to enjoy the party?
• What happens after the party?
• Why are parties special and important?
• Practice using these manners as you host a party or special dinner.
• Check out these tips HERE for a tea party.

4. Fun Activities

• Look at pictures of quilts.
• Play some Pioneer Games:
  • Pioneer Games & Fun
  • Patty Cake
  • Hide the Thimble
  • Bean Porridge Hot
  • Cat’s Cradle
• Try a recipe from The Little House on the Prairie Cookbook.
• Research ways to preserve foods with Preserving Everything.
• Click HERE to learn about fun and unusual holidays.

5. Bonus Skills — Choose one or two to work on

Practice these until you finish this unit study and then we will move on to new skills.

Emergency Preparedness

• Discuss what you learned.
• Work on a lesson HERE.
• Or read a few pages a week from Show Me How to Survive.
• Start reading Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters

Kids Cook Real Food 

• Work on your next lesson.
• Help to prepare a meal using your new skills.
• Brothday

Skill Trek

• Work on at least one task a week.
• Practice your new skill this week.

Back to the Basics

Learn and practice some traditional skills from the book.

• Read pages 85-91
• Discuss what you learned.

Herb Study

• Using one of the following for your study:
  • A Kid’s Herb Book: For Children of All Ages
  • Herb Fairies books: A Magical Tale of Plants & Their Remedies
  • INTRODUCTION TO HERBS FOR KIDS

• Discuss what you learned.
• Be sure to jot down some notes.
• Play Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game, a cooperative board game

Dog Training

We are using Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days as a guide for training our puppy.

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.

• Discuss what you have learned
• Practice the techniques with your puppy this week.

Note:

We will also be using:

• Shake & Break Training Tool by Petmate
• 4 Pack Dog Training Clickers 2 in 1 Whistle and Clicker Pet Training Tools Set
• Lure Stick Training Tool by Petmate
• PoyPet No Pull Dog Harness

PE, Health & Safety

1. Tobacco Safety

• Discuss what you have learned.
• It is mentioned that Pa smoked a pipe. Do you think this was a health risk?
• How will you keep yourself safe?
• Do an activity from the Health & Safety Theme Box

2. Games/Outdoor Play

• Play Bean Porridge Hot (p.309)
• Play some of these games which the family may have played on their game day.
  • Five Pioneer Games to Entertain Today’s Children
• Check out these sites for some fun Pioneer games:
  • PIONEER CHILDREN – toys and games
  • Bobcat Ridge 4th Grade Pioneer Program Games and Recreation Station

Music, Arts & Crafts

Crafts:

• Alex DIY Knot A Quilt
• ALEX Toys Craft Giant Knot and Stitch Pillow Kit
• Or choose a craft from Pioneer Crafts For Kids

Art:

• Draw an animal from Draw 50 Animals
• Try techniques from Zentangle for Kids
• Choose a coloring page from one of these:
  • Audubon’s Birds of America Coloring Book
  • American Wild Flowers Coloring Book

Music:

• Life Let Us Cherish p.24 Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook

You can check out my Pinterest page Little House on the Prairie Crafts for even more crafts and activities.

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