Little House in the Big Woods Art & Baking Novel Study Guide
Additional Learning Resources
Chapter 2: Winter Days and Winter Nights
Week 2: Winter in the Woods
Read:
Chapter 2: Winter Days and Winter Nights
Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman pg. 139
Winter Sleep - A Hibernating Story by Sean Taylor
Baby Bear's Not Hibernating by Lynn Plourde
Animals Hibernating by Pamela Hickman
Making Butter by Jenny Feely
Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood
Watch our special playlist on YouTube with Educational Video’s paired up with chapter 2:
Pair with Bears in the Mountains Learning Pack, Winter and Snow Learning Pack and the Adventures in Wisconsin.
Read, paint and cook your way through December with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and explore the art of Winter & Snow! This learning pack is an updated 2nd Edition BUNDLE of 10 small unit studies, perfect to enjoy all month long.
Pair this up with our Christmas Adventures Around the World Advent Calendar, and our Christmas Adventures in Italy, France and England Unit Study, as well as our Adventures in Russia, Scandinavian Christmas Unit, and Wind in the Willows Art & Baking Unit Study.
What's Included:
OVER 160+ Pages, in a ZIP FILE.
Books List + QR Code with Additional Learning Resources
Activity Calendars- 2021 -2023 now fully changed and updated!
10 Lesson Plans with various levelled worksheets and coloring pages for kids preK to Grade 5+.
Unit Study Topics in this Bundle:
Snow & Marshmallows
Candy Canes
Snowmen
Ice & Igloos
Christmas Tress & Pinecones PLUS Artist Spotlight of Zinaida Serebriakova
Snowflakes (2 Lessons!!)
Winter Solstice
Penguins
and New Years Celebrations with open space for your choice of Christmas Plans!
Large Selection of Art Appreciation from the following Artists: Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Norman Rockwell, Piero Gilardi, Wassily Kandinsky, Lino Tagliapietra, John Henry, and Zinaida Serebriakova.
UPDATED: All Recipes, and Art Project Tutorials have been added! Enjoy making Hot Chocolate, Candy Cane, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, Melted Snowman Cookies, Caramel Pecan Clusters, Caramel Popcorn Balls, Sugar Cookies Bites, Star Bread, Scandinavian Rosette Cookies, Penguin Oreo Cookies, Joumou, Freedom Soup PLUS a Mini Adventures in Haiti!!
BONUS Games: Snowflake Matching Game, Christmas Tree Matching Game and Pine Corn Matching Game, and Math & Reading Connections too!!
Please tag us on Instagram @build_your_masterpeice_class to be featured! I cannot wait to see your December masterpieces! Enjoy building them with your kids.
~Alexandra
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Art Project: Epsom Salt Frost Paintings
Art Supply List: Epsom Salts, paper, paintbrush, scissors, markers, pencil, sharpie marker.
Bonus Art Project Idea: Paper Family Chains
Watch how you can make a Paper Family Chain with this tutorial:
Cook: A Selection of Bread Recipes and Homemade Butter
Kitchen Supply List: flour, baking powder, salt, milk, mayonnaise, cream, egg, dry active yeast, brown sugar or honey, fine sea salt.
Here are some additional Pioneer Bread Recipes you could also try to bake:
Sourdough Starter & Bread for Beginners | The Clever Carrot
Salt Rising Bread | Taste of Home
Potato Bread | Best Recipes
Game: Animal Matching, Snap, Guess Who
Daily Routine Journal prompts for this lesson:
What chores do you have?
What are things you and your family do every day?
What are tasks you'd like to be able to do or help with?
What skills do you think are important to know and have?
What things make your chores easier than in pioneer times?
What are skills you'd like to learn?
What are tasks you love to do and don't consider a chore?
What are your favorite toys or games?