NOTE:  This ongoing class needs a minimum of two students for the class to continue. It will be repeated in January.

If you haven't seen the video I have linked to this page, please see it for a brief description of the course. Click on the picture to begin the video. 

Students will be captivated while learning about how Laura Ingalls lived during the 1800s.  This class is for beginners.  They will listen each week to a reading of one of the My First Little House books and practice implementing some reading strategies that they can use as they begin learning how to read. Mixed media will be used.  I will use a variety of visuals and interactive activities to captivate them during this learning adventure.  An eager mind and a listening ear is all that is required for this class.  Each week there will be activities and handouts that we will do in class together. I will include subjects such as math, geography, writing, and science whenever possible.  This is a class that will be easily relatable to the students because Laura is the age of the students.  I am excited to bring to life the adventures of Laura.  I encourage your child to have a 3 ring binder folder to store all their handouts in.  I will include a cover for the front of the folder.  This way, if they attend each week, they will have a complete folder filled with things they learned from this ongoing course.  I am super excited about this.

The My First Little House Books can be purchased on Amazon if you would like to have your own copy.

Here is the order that I will be reading the books.
Week 1 (8/1) - Introduction of the Ingalls and story that I wrote with Laura as the narrator. - Pictures and Trunk activity.
Week 2 (8/8) - Summertime in the Big Woods - Venn Diagram, Cookie Fractions, and Gifts from Animals
Week 3 (8/15) - Going to Town - Retell and compare family adventure and picnic lunches.  Design your pioneer store.
Week 4 (8/22) - The Deer in the Wood - Learn about deer and make booklet. Design a paper quilt.
Week 5 (8/29) - County Fair (Alamanzo as a boy) - Making Predictions, Sequential order of story events
Week 6 (9/5) - Winter Days in the Big Woods - Ma's Chore Week, Learning Days of the Week, Comparison
Week 7 (9/12) - Christmas in the Big Woods -Make Pioneer dolls 
Week 8 (9/19) - Winter on the Farm (Almanzo as a boy) - Compare and Contrast Laura and Almanzo's lives.
Week 9 (9/26) - A Little House Birthday - What gift would you give Laura?
Week 10 (10/3) - Sugar Snow - Learn How Maple Syrup is made.  Play a game as we learn the steps.
Week 11 (10/10) - A Farmer Boy Birthday - I Wonder/Prediction
Week 12 (10/17) - Dance at Grandpas - Learn How to Do a Pioneer Dance, 
Week 13 (10/24) - Going West
Week 14 (10/31)- Prairie Days
Week 15 (11/7) - A Little Prairie House