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| From Little House to My House |
Grades 1 to 3 |
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This site offers primary students an exposure to families "then and now" through excerpts from Laura Ingalls' writings. The lesson asks students to compare and contrast the family experiences in the story with their own. Aligned to national standards.
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Grades 0 to 6 |
Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society |
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This informative site offers the students information, educational activities and games. For younger students there are age-appropriate photos, text, coloring pages and simple interactive learning activities. For older children, there are photos, research, a quiz and interactive checkers. Some pages of this site require FLASH.
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Try an interactive whiteboard and introduce your students to the lovely Laura Ingalls Wilder. There are activities here for all elementary-aged students. |
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| Laura Ingalls Wilder Webquest |
Grades 4 to 6 |
TeachersFirst |
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This is a simple webquest built around the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Students use several web sites to gather information on Wilder's life and put it into one of several presentation styles.
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Includes a printable handout. |
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| Little House Books |
Grades 1 to 5 |
Harper Collins |
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Are you a Laura or a Nellie? You and your students can take the quiz at the Little House site to find out whom they are most like. Plan a big “Little House on the Prairie” event using the many suggestions and materials available. Printables, a classroom activities guide, lesson plans, games, author information, and more await you here. This site requires Flash and Acrobat Reader. Get them from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Teachers, mark this site as a favorite to use when you plan your Little House or pioneer unit. If you need a quick quiz for any of the Little House books, you will find one already prepared for you. Directions to make your own autograph album, scrapbook, “Little House” recipes, and more are located in the Teachers section. The classroom activity guide features 17 pages of ideas!
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| Little House in the Big Woods - Cyberguide |
Grades 2 to 4 |
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Here’s a site by Score filled with great activities that enhance Laura Ingalls Wilder’s well loved story. Activities range from log cabin web research, learning and writing about wolves, writing a recipe for maple syrup, writing a letter to 3rd grade children in the future, and writing a formal book report. Teachers will find the site easy to use with links for research topics, a list of Content Standards, and Performance Standards rubrics for quicker evaluation.
NOTE: SCORE Cyberguides announced that they are no longer checking links and maintaining these excellent resources as of April 2008 due to lack of funding. You will want to verify all links before using the cyberguide in class. You may want to use portions of this cyberguide in combination with other online resources.
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| Moving To The Land of the Big Red Apple |
Grades 3 to 6 |
Lyndon Irwin |
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This unique WebQuest is about Laura Ingalls Wilder's move from South Dakota to Missouri. Topics include prairies, apples, wheat, beans, history of Laura Ingalls Wilder and more! The tasks include writing, diagramming a map and preparing a chart. An evaluative tool is provided.
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This is a great cross-curricular activity involving science, language arts, history and geography! Don't forget to check out the "teachers page" that provides a lot of details for the web activities.
Include this webquest as you study westward expansion or American rural culture. You could also share portions of a Laura Ingalls Wilder book aloud as your after-recess reading selection. |
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| The Wilderness Classroom |
Grades 3 to 8 |
The Wilderness Classroom Organization |
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The Wilderness Classroom Organization brings educational adventures into the classroom through on-line expeditions. Students can follow expeditions through the Amazon, Peru, Bahamas, and even dog sledding through Manitoba. The site provides archived experiences along with photos, expedition maps and notes from the trail. There are lesson plans, printable pages, standards, podcasts, video clips, and more. This website requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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Use the downloadable lesson plans, printable pages, standards, and kid libraries to organize the unit in conjunction with the expedition. Follow upcoming expeditions in real time live in the classroom. Project the expeditions on an interactive whiteboard or screen. Allow students to participate in scheduled live chat sessions with the expedition members or e-mail them personally, using a class email account or student email within school policies. |
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