Explore the bygone era with our Literature Unit - Little House in the Big Woods, a three-week literature-based homeschool curriculum focused on pioneer life through Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic.  As your family embarks on this exciting journey, you will learn about daily life in the American wilderness, improve language arts skills, and deepen your connection to history.

Key Features:

• Critical Literary Engagement:  Students will analyze historical fiction, challenging them to discern fact from fiction while delving into the narratives of Laura's timeless stories.
• Interdisciplinary Expeditions: Map the journey of maple sugar farming, investigate music's role in pioneer life, and dress in period attire. 
• Historical Culinary Skills: Learners prepare a pioneer meal from scratch, develop an appreciation for historical cooking methods and learn valuable lessons in self-reliance and resourcefulness.
• Expressive Arts and Culture: Students participate in the Orange Clove Craft, fashioning natural room scents, and immerse themselves in the arts with square dancing.

Literature Unit - Little House in the Big Woods brings history to life. Over three weeks, your child will improve their writing, historical knowledge, and critical thinking by creating stories based on personal memories and stepping into the shoes of pioneering characters. Embrace this hands-on experience as your family builds an appreciation for the stories that are part of American history. This language arts unit spans three weeks of our comprehensive Age 8-10 curriculum, typically used as a fourth-grade homeschool curriculum.

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