Little House In The Big Woods A Workbook and Discussion Guide by Faith Mooney
How would you like to explore the Big Woods and travel west with Laura Ingalls and her family? You can color in your state and Laura s state on page 1, and keep this map for future workbooks so you can follow Laura west. There will also be word searches, crossword puzzles, vocabulary lessons and even some cutting and gluing as you learn all about the pioneers of Laura s day. At the end of each chapter lesson, you will find Discussion Questions that can be answered verbally or used along with a writing curriculum. Also, use the project ideas to get creative and actually make some of the things Laura had or used. Can you find the 10 wild animals that live in the big woods? 5 7 3 2 1 4 6 A Y M R B V T D S T A C D L L G H B D O T A X W B R E E S G K I H P U E Q J T K U S I M U S K R A F M I I N Q V F O O J R P H (rest of puzzle on page 2) (rest of puzzle on page 5) Suggested Projects: (page 4) 1. Build a log cabin out of Lincoln logs. 2. Make a rag doll like Nettie and a corncob doll like Susan. Using cereal boxes of different sizes, can you create a trundle bed for the dolls? Get creative, and think about what you can use for the mattresses. Can you store food for the winter like Laura s family did? (page 3) Cut out the foods and glue them in the correct place. strips of meat potatoes carrots beets turnips cabbages onions red peppers pumpkins squash salted fish yellow cheese sausage headcheese jars of lard salt pork attic cellar pantry shed
Table of Contents Chapter 1 page 1 Map of U.S. page 1 Wild Animal Word Search page 2 Storing Food for the Winter page 3 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 4 Chapter 2 page 5 Crossword Puzzle page 5 Charades page 6 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 6 Chapter 3 page 7 Questions page 7 Chapter 4 page 8 Vocabulary page 8 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 9 Chapter 5 page 10 Saturday/Sunday Activity Word Search page 10 Discussion Questions page 11 Chapter 6 page 12 Questions page 12 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 12 Chapter 7/8 page 13 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle page 13 Word list for puzzle page 14 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 14 Chapter 9 page 15 Question/Vocabulary Puzzle page 15 Project Ideas page 15 Chapter 10 page 16 Discussion Questions/Vocabulary page 16 Chapter 11/12 page 17 Matching page 17 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 18 Chapter 13 page 19 Discussion Questions and Project Ideas page 19
Chapter 1 Find and color in your state on the map of the United States with a red crayon. Then color Wisconsin in with an orange crayon. Write the state in matching color in the space below. 1
Wild Animal Wordsearch Can you find the 10 wild animals that live in the big woods? A Y M R B V T R Q O D S T A C D L I W C L G H B D O T X O E A X W B R E E D L F S G K I H P U Y V I E Q J T K U S J E L I M U S K R A T S M F M I I N Q V Z I N F O O J R P H N Q C C S X R M R K S B D E R T E U R E V P B Z A W K S X W L Y N G E Z L N S F A S A E B B O T T E R C D 2
Storing food for the winter Can you store food for the winter like Laura s family did? Cut out the foods and glue them in the correct place. strips of meat potatoes carrots beets turnips cabbages onions red peppers pumpkins squash salted fish yellow cheese sausage headcheese jars of lard salt pork attic cellar pantry shed 3
Discussion Questions and Project Ideas 1. Describe how Pa smoked the deer he killed. 2. What happened when the bear tried to get the pig? 3. What was Laura s least favorite part of the hog butchering? 4. What were her favorite parts of the hog butchering? 5. What 3 things did Pa do after supper at night? Suggested Projects: 1. Build a log cabin out of Lincoln logs. 2. Make a rag doll like Nettie and a corncob doll like Susan. Using cereal boxes of different sizes, can you create a trundle bed for the dolls? Get creative, and think about what you can use for the mattresses. 4
Chapter 2 Across 2 What was about to eat a pig when Pa saw it and shot it? 4 What kept the kerosene from exploding inside the lamp? 5 What was Pa s nickname for Laura? 7 What gave the kerosene in the lamp its color? 8 What animal chased grandpa in the story Pa told? Down 1 In what did Mary and Laura use a thimble to make pictures. 3 What kind of dog is Jack. 6 What was the family s cat s name? 5 7 3 2 1 4 6 8 5