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Today we read about the Osage Indian who persuaded another group of Indians from masaquering all the white people who had settled on this particular part of the prairie that was really Indian territory. The reading today kept us on the edge of our seats, as we imagined what Laura described in the book.
Have a joyful day of learning!
PPM
Our first week back after Christmas vacation flew by!!! It was great to be back on schedule again! I think my whole family functions better on a schedule.
We are starting the last week of 4 weeks in “The Little House on the Prairie” book. We have talked about fires, and Indians, and in being good stewards, and about respect to others. All great to discussions to have with your children no matter what you are studying!
I think the best field trip we could go on would be to visit some of the historic sites mentioned in the books. My children love looking at “The Little House Guidebook” that I purchased. It gives pictures and descriptions of the different places Laura lived.
Have a joyful week of learning!
PPM
We read about a fire in the Ingalls' chimney today. We discussed fire safety and talked about why their chimney caught on fire. It felt so nice to be “back in saddle” after a long break.
I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas!
PPM
Over the week-end, we read how Pa Ingall's hand-dug his well. This led to a discussion about our well and how hard it would have been for our “Pa” in our family to dig our well. We live in an area with a lot of granite rock in the soil, so hand-digging a well would be very difficult.
Yesterday, we read about the cattle drive that Pa helped with and how he was paid for his help.
Have a wonderful day learning with your children!
PPM
We learned how Pa made doors for the house and barn today without nails. Just thinking about the time and talent it took for him to make the wooden pegs is amazing to me. I look at our solid, wooden door today, and it does not have nails holding it together. But it does have heavy screws holding the hinges on to the door and door frame.
In the next chapter that we read today, Pa built a fireplace and chimney. I watched my father-in-law build our fireplace and chimney many years ago, and I compared my memory to the story today. Pa Ingalls had a very hard job with very little material at hand. He just used what he could find in the creek bottoms for rocks, and he made mud to hold it together. He did not have scaffolding to make taller than the house, so he improvised.
Have a joyous learning day!
Prairie Primer Mom