Little House in the Big Woods Art & Baking Novel Study Guide
Additional Learning Resources
Week 12: Weaving Hats, Harvesting with a Machine & Husking Corn
Read:
Chapter 12: The Wonderful Machine
Re-read books from Chapter 11 if you’d like.
Basket Moon by Mary Lyn Ray
The Cherokee: Native Basket Weavers by Therese DeAngelis
Pair with our Butterflies in the Garden Art, Moon Day Learning Pack, Wheat Life Cycle Unit Study, Pumpkin and Dot Art & Baking Unit Study and our Adventures in Wisconsin
Watch our special playlist on YouTube with educational video’s paired up with chapter 12:
Art Project: Weaving a Paper Plate Bowl
Art Supply List: paper plates, template included, yarn, scissors.
Cook: Pumpkin Pie
Kitchen Supply List: Pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, milk, cream.
Watch this reenactment of what it would have been like to make a meal in 1820’s:
Game: Animal Matching, Snap, Guess Who
Seasonal prompts for this lesson:
What is your favorite thing about the changing seasons?
What are some skills you'd like to learn after reading this book?
What do you think it would have been like living in the 1870's
How do you celebrate the Fall Solstice??
Do you think seasons play as an important role now days as they did in the late 1800's?