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

Additional Learning Resources

Week 3: Screech Owl

Read:

Chapter 3: The Long Rifle

Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman, pg 170 "Bird Calls"

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Pair with our Owl Lesson in our Autumn & Halloween Learning Pack and the Adventures in Wisconsin.

Art Project: Melted Crayon Pointillism Screech Owl

Art Supply List: canvas board or card-stock, old crayons, candle or tea light, a lighter, matches, pencil, eraser.

Cook: Rose Almond Jumbles

Kitchen Supply List: Left over buttermilk or heavy cream, flour, sugar, eggs, butter, 1 pound of blanched whole almonds, rose water.

Watch what it was like to cook this recipe and more during the 1800’s:

Game: Animal Matching, Snap, Guess Who

Journal prompts for this lesson:

Was there a time you didn't obey a rule and something happened?
Did an older member of your family tell you stories about when they were a child? What was the story?
Or if you are an adult write down a story about something from your childhood.