Description
There are no houses for miles around, just the Ingalls family: Charles and Caroline (Pa and Ma), Mary, Laura, and baby Carrie. Laura tells the gentle and often funny story of growing up in the Big Woods of Wisconsin in the 1860's. Here we follow the day-to-day events of the life of Laura Ingalls over the course of the seasons. The story begins as the family prepares for winter, storing away food and preserving meat. During the long nights Pa tells stories and entertains the girl's with his fiddle. In the spring the family makes maple syrup. Summertime brings long days of hard work in the fields, and the fall brings the harvest. As the seasons change the chores and play-time of Laura and her big sister, Mary, also change. Little House in the Big Woods is a delightful look at family life on the frontier.
Continue the Series: #2 Farmer Boy and #3 Little House on the Prairie
Progeny Press' Little House in the Big Woods English/Language Arts curriculum provides your Elementary School Primary grade student with:
About the Author: Discover the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and how her experiences on the American frontier shaped her beloved Little House series.
Background Information: Explore the rich history of Wisconsin, including its early settlers, industries, and the way of life during the 1800s.
Vocabulary: Boost vocabulary skills through engaging activities that reinforce word understanding, usage, and retention.
Literary Techniques: Explore key literary techniques such as setting, paraphrasing, similes, and understanding words in context, along with interactive activities like the secret word challenge and crosswords.
Moral Lessons and Character Values: Discuss important moral lessons, including the value of obedience, strong morals, thankfulness, contentment, honoring the Sabbath, quiet reflection, managing arguments, overcoming jealousy, resisting revenge, appreciating beauty, and seeking truth.
Activities and Writing Assignments: Bring the story to life with a variety of hands-on projects, including studying the seasons, exploring the lumber industry, creating maps and bulletin boards, playing traditional games, investigating weather and science topics, completing writing assignments, practicing whittling, learning historical dances, identifying animal tracks, cooking frontier recipes, and much more!
Suggestions for Further Reading: Continue your reading journey with a reading list featuring additional books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and other stories that capture the spirit of pioneer life and frontier adventure found in Little House in the Big Woods.
All of Progeny Press' Language Arts unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!
Features and Benefits of a Progeny Press ELA study guide
Printed Workbook Format
- Large 8.5x11 format is convenient to read and easy for Elementary students
- Every question in our novel unit study has plenty of whitespace for primary school level student answers
- Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice
- Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment
- Provides a permanent record of the Elementary school student’s work
- Complete, removable answer key included for the teacher to make grading simple!
CD Format
- Contains the complete study guide in universally compatible PDF format (works on Mac AND Windows)
- No costly software purchases necessary
- PDf files open in the FREE Adobe Reader program.
Note: Mobile devices may require an alternative app that supports and saves fillable form fields and interactive features. - Upgraded, fillable form fields allow the student the opportunity to complete their work on the computer, saving you printing costs
- Conveniently print what you need, when you need it:
- Print the whole ELA study guide at once
- Print single literature lessons or pages as the student completes them
- Print multiple copies of the entire curriculum study guide for classroom sets
- PDF format makes it easy to use with multiple students
- Complete answer key PDF file included for the teacher to make grading simple!
Formatted with your Upper Elementary grade student in mind, Progeny Press language arts study guides divide the book into writing assignments and lessons that build and strengthen their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and establishes their critical analysis and writing skills. Each Progeny Press novel study accomplishes all of this without busy work that can drain the fun out of reading and literature! Kids have loved using Progeny Press ELA curriculum in homeschool, co-ops, and private schools around the world for over 30 years!
