for 6 classes
Book Club - Little House #4 - Farmer Boy
Completed by 3 learners
Ages 6-10
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week, 6 weeks
3-6 learners per class
40 min
What's included
6 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Please read chapters 1-5 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 6-10 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 11-15 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 16-20 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 21-25 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 26-29 BEFORE class!Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 4
Travel back in time to the year 1865 and a farm in Upstate New York, a time without electricity, indoor plumbing, or automobiles. We’ll meet Almanzo Wilder and his family, and we’ll get a glimpse into the busy life of a farm boy’s childhood. While Laura was growing up on the prairie, her future husband Almanzo was growing up on a farm. In this multi-day class, we will meet once weekly for six weeks to dive deep into this second book in the Little House series. Students will be required to read three chapters a week BEFORE class time, and come to class ready to discuss those chapters. During class time, full participation in class discussion is expected. Each student will have a turn to share their thoughts and ideas. After discussion, I will introduce our activity for that day. We will explore recipes of farm dishes Almanzo would have eaten! we’ll explore the various handcrafts Almanzo’s family would have made, etc. Each week, we will learn about a different aspect of farm life. Throughout the time, we will learn about the geography of the area, the weather conditions, historical facts and current events for the time period in question. Our final class will be a summary of the book, a peek at the next, and a little Farmer Boy celebration! Please read chapters 1-5 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 6-10 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 11-15 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 16-20 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 21-25 BEFORE class! Please read chapters 26-29 BEFORE class! Any printables needed for class will be made available in advance. Recipes will be provided a week in advance, if your student would like to make the treat to enjoy in class, but it is not required they do so.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
These books take place in the late 1800's and early 1900's and discuss themes and practices that were common for the Ingalls family in that time period..... hunting, raising animals for food, and religious practices such as Christmas, reading the Bible, strict obedience to parents, and keeping the Sabbath.
In this book, there is a mention of playing “wild Indian” as well as a few other mentions throughout this series require critical analysis and the following areas of concern will be addressed in class: inaccurate descriptions of historical events, racism, stereotypes, cultural inaccuracies, harmful and inaccurate descriptions of Native Americans, racist/stereotypical imagery, and biased perspectives. This book does provide excellent conversation points, as the Ingalls family experience a paradigm shift over time throughout the story. We will discuss all of this throughout the class.
Supply List
Student need a copy of Farmer Boy to begin their reading BEFORE CLASS! This can be an ebook, library book or their own copy. The audiobooks are also excellent, although I highly recommend students have a book.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
https://libguides.mnhs.org/war1862/primary
https://www.usdakotawar.org/stories
https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/us-dakota-war-1862
https://video.tpt.org/video/tpt-documentaries-dakota-conflict/
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Clarks Summit University
Teacher Carol has a PhD in pedagogy and history, with a Master’s in Cultural Studies. One of my core values is to teach the true and accurate version of history I was not taught as a child. Racism or racial stereotypes is never acceptable to me, and neither is a white-washed version of American History.
Reviews
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