Little House in the Big Woods Art & Baking Novel Study Guide

Additional Learning Resources

Chapter 1: Little House in the Big Woods

Week 1: The Log Cabin

Read:

Chapter 1: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall

The Pumpkin Blanket by Deborah Zagwyn

The Pumpkin Man from Piney Creek by Darleen Bailey Beard


Watch the first video in this special Playlist on YouTube that we have created for you to enjoy while reading Chapter 1 this week:

Pair with Bears in the Mountains Learning Pack and the Adventures in Wisconsin:

Art Project: Log Cabin & Yarn Dolls

Art Supply ListPopsicle sticks or twigs, glue, paint, a small cardboard box like a tea box, craft knife, yarn, cardboard.

Cook: Sausage Balls with White Gravy

Kitchen Supply List: ground beef, pork or turkey, flour, butter, baking power, pepper, salt, milk, corn, flour, fresh herbs.

Game: Animal Matching, Snap, Guess Who

Journal prompts for this lesson:

  • What is your favorite thing to eat?

  • If you could eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?

  • What food items do you grow in your garden?

  • What is your favorite thing to bake or cook?

  • What is your favorite memory involving food?

  • Describe your house.

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