Join this fun filled multi-disciplinary class where we will be doing a variety of activities that make learning fun. 

During our time together we will dive in to the world of Laura Ingalls and her family as they learn to survive as settlers in Wisconsin during the 1800's. This class will capture what pioneer life looked like-all taking place in a little house. Each week students will can individually read, listen to an audio book 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:
-Author Overview 
-Cover page analysis
-Discussion of who our protagonist will be, setting and hypothesis of the book. 
-Homework: Read Chapter 1-2, Discover vocabulary words posted and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 2:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Class Activity-A day in the life of a pioneer compared to our life and schedule, How to preserve food, Create drawings of what students would want their little house to look like. 
-Homework: Read Chapters 3-6, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 3:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Class Activity-Make Cloven Apples and learn about making things last and about descriptive writing in chapters 3-6 as well as do a quick draw based on a chapter in the book. 
-Homework: Read Chapters 7-9, Discover vocabulary words and choose an activity to complete this week that will be posted in the classroom.

Week 4:
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Class Activity-Learn about Maple Syrup production then and now, make a class bubble map on a trading store owner's traits.
-Homework: Read Chapters 10-13

Week 5: 
-Class discussion and opinions 
-Class activity-Make Homemade Butter, Talk About Final Project
-Homework: Prepare Final Project (Ideas discussed in class.)

Week 6: 
-Discussion and Opinions
-Class Activity-Present 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/