Little House Book 2: Little House on the Prairie Novel Study!

Join this exciting class that is full of enthusiastic exploration! 

During our time together we will dive in to the world of Laura Ingalls and her family, pioneers in the late 1800's. This class will follow Laura on her journey to her new home and all of the adventures her family goes through. Each week students will can individually read, listen to an audiobook or have the story read aloud before the next class. We will focus on fun class activities, reading comprehension, analyzing text, understanding content, learning new vocabulary, historical themes and encouraging engagement during class. 

This class truly covers all subject areas such as English Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Geography, Arts and Crafts and History! 

Students are given multiple homework options based on different subject areas each week. This is so students can flourish in the classroom by choosing which option they feel the most comfortable with. If students need any assistance or modifications they are welcome to contact me. 

Below is a breakdown of each class: 
Week 1:
-Book and Author Overview 
-Cover page analysis
-Class Activity-Mapping the journey worksheet
-Homework: Read Chapter 1, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 2:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Make Biscuits 
-Homework: Read Chapters 2-3, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 3:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Learning about prairie animals. 
-Homework: Read Chapters 4-6, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 4:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Mapping the Prairie 
-Homework: Read Chapters 7-9, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 5: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Compare and Contrast Bulldogs and Wolves 
-Homework: Read Chapters 10-12, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 6: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Identifying Tracks 
-Homework: Read Chapters 13-15, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 7:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Bead craft 
-Homework: Read Chapters 16-18, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.


Week 8: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Quilting Design or Making Cornbread.
-Homework: Read Chapters 19-21, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 9:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Make Molasses Cookies 
-Homework: Read Chapters 22-24, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 10: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Historical Overview 
-Class Activity-Character Wheel
-Homework: Read Chapters 25-26, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 11: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Presentation of final projects 

Please note:  There are biased perspectives in certain chapters. None of our classes are based on these issues. As students are reading/listening to this novel at home deeper questions on racism should be directed to their grown ups as each household may have a different way that they would like to answer these questions. However, in class I will not be mentioning these issues unless they come up in questions. If questions arise I will make sure to get students to consider both sides of the situation and what each group of people may have been feeling at this time. I live in Canada where these questions and issues arise frequently and I will use that knowledge as well as information found in the below link to help guide discussion. These conversations will be kept to an age appropriate level and because of time limitations questions may be referred back to the grown ups in the home. If you are looking for help explaining these topics I suggest going to the following website. It explains the Indigenous People's perspective and offers many resources where you can further explore both sides of the story.
https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/historical-perspective-or-racism-in-little-house-on-the-prairie/