Students will need to have a physical or digital copy of the following books by Laura Ingalls Wilder:
Class 1- Little House in the Big Woods
Class 2- Farmer Boy
Class 3-Little House on the Prairie
Class 4- On the Banks of Plum Creek
Class 5- By the Shores of Silver Lake
Class 6- The Long Winter
Class 7- Little Town on the Prairie
Class 8- These Happy Golden Years
Class 9- The First Four Years

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

This series of books are set in the late 1800's and early 1900's and do depict the narrator discuss themes common for that time period..... hunting, raising animals for food, historical perspective (racism) on Native Americans, and religious mentions (Christmas, reading the Bible, Sabbath on Sundays). 

The Ingalls were part of a wave of illegal settlers who entered established indigenous territories in the 1860's. During these sections of the book, the class will discuss how Laura felt as a child during this time and the fears her family had. Students will also be asked to consider the perspective of the Native Americans. How would they feel if uninvited strangers entered their home? We will discuss the Homestead Act of 1862 and how our culture of Native Americans has changed. In they books, we see Pa and Ma's attitudes towards "Indians" change as they live beside them. We will discuss whether this racism continues today and how our perspective has changed in the 21st century. This will be used as a platform to to examine the history of the 1860s as pioneers traveled west. Critical thinking will be encouraged.