Comments on: Create your own Little House unit study

By: Jodi | Kitchen Table Classroom

Jodi | Kitchen Table Classroom

I just ordered a used copy of the Prairie Primer but after reading your review I’m thinking I should have waited!! I’m with you on the books & more books.

By: Jamie Martin

Jamie Martin

In reply to Pamela Black. Personally I'd say around age six, Pamela, though I know some who have read them earlier!

By: Pamela Black

Pamela Black

At what age do you feel a child can start the little house series and truly understand and grasps the concepts and ideals of Laura life?

By: Elsie

Elsie

I am just finishing up Little House in the Big Woods with my 5-year-old son. Some of these things might be a little beyond him at the moment, but I’m sure we’ll be re-reading the series down the road, so I’m definitely going to keep this in mind! Thanks! (And I’d love to do a tour of the Little House sites! My mom, grandma and I planned to do one years probably 15 years ago and it never happened…. someday!)

By: Jamie Martin

Jamie Martin

In reply to Jody. Thanks for the link to the helpful post, Jody!

By: Jody

Jody

We are big fans of the ‘Little House’ series and have everything you’ve mentioned. This summer we will do a driving tour of a few of the Laura sites, as well- Pepin, WI, Walnut Grove, MN, Spring Valley, MN (where the Wilder Farm was), and Burr Oak, IA (where the family spent a year). As we head south later in the summer we will also visit the site of the house in Indian Territory and Laura’s home in Mansfield, MO.

We visited the DeSmet site last summer – where do you plan to stay? Are you renting a covered wagon? Read about our visit to DeSmet: http://familyrambling.com/laura-ingalls-wilder-desmet-south-dakota/hotels-and-lodging/

By: Lisa

Lisa

We are currently reading the Little House series as well. Our homeschool co-op is doing a book club on the series and three of my girls are in it. We read one book every two weeks. It has been a lot as we are still doing our full Sonlight load but it is so worth it. They have made sugar snow, button lamps, twisted hay, used a grinder, Christmas cakes…the list goes on and on. They wear their homemade (by Grandma) prairie dresses, aprons and bonnets. We live in MN and visited Pepin last summer and plan to go to Walnut Grove early this summer. I am hoping we work in a trip to DeSmet too! Enjoy!

By: Jamie Martin

Jamie Martin

In reply to Meg Rosson. That's so awesome, Meg! It's good to know that Brits enjoy them, too! =) Hope you guys are well!

By: Lisa

Lisa

My daughter is currently reading this series and will love all these links and ideas although a site visit from NZ is a little unlikely we can still do a virtual trip.

By: Meg Rosson

Meg Rosson

This is great – thank you! I never read any of the books growing up, but you inspired us to check one of the CDs out of the library and the kids listened to it non-stop until we had to return it. We now own the first 3 audio books and they will listen to nothing else. So we will look into these resources and see what’s applicable to my younger kids – I bet plenty will be easy to adapt. I would also love to know how to make a “Charlotte” doll. I wonder if that’s in the craft book you mentioned.
We are planing a trip to the Kansas Prairie this Spring. Hope ya’ll have a great time at all the other sites!