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The Prairie Primer

Binder-Builder

Big Woods

Little House

Plum Creek

Grades 3-6A

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Copyright 2010 A Journey Through Learning

This binder-builder is especially made to go along with

The Prairie Primer curriculum by Margie Gray.

It was created with her blessing!

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Authors: Nancy Fileccia and Paula Winget

Copyright © 2010

Published by A Journey Through Learning, L.L.C.

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What you need to get started

*A printed copy of the Prairie Primer Binder-Builder by A Journey Through Learning

*The Prairie Primer

*Little House in the Big Woods

*13 pieces of 8.5 x 11 colored card stock (you will need 45 total to complete all 3 Little House books)

*Scissors

*Glue (We recommend Zip Dry Glue)

*Hole puncher

*Brads

*Stapler

*Crayons and/or colored pencils

*9 tabs- Label your tabs:

Art, Bible, Book Log, Living/History, Reading Comprehension, Science, Timeline, Vocabulary, Writing

The Prairie Primer curriculum is made up of nine units-one corresponding to each of the nine

“Little House” books. THIS BINDER-BUILDER ONLY COVERS BOOK 1-“ Little House in the Big

Woods.” It follows, on average, a chapter-a-day schedule. Approximately twenty-five pages of

reading are assigned from the “Little House” books daily. Each lesson will then have two or more

booklets to complete about the lesson. There are a total of 13 card stock pages in this binder-

builder.

Gather your card stock and 3-hole punch them. Next, in the lower right hand corner number your

card stock from 1-13. Place them in your 3 ring binder. Add your 9 labeled tabs behind the card

stock. You will store all of your worksheets listed in The Prairie Primer behind each of these tabs.

The front of the first page will have your cover sheet glued to it. Then, your first “Today I learned

about” sheet will be glued to the back of that page. The booklets for your first chapter will then

be glued to the front of your second page. This lay-out allows you to view both the “retelling” of

what you have learned and the booklets at the same time! You will follow this process throughout

the entire binder-builder.

Located at the top of each “Today I learned about” sheet is the directions for its placement. At the

top of each mini-booklet page are directions concerning the construction of your mini-booklet,

pages to read, and what your student will record in the mini-booklet after reading to show what is

learned. A small key is also here to show you where to glue each mini-booklet onto the card stock.

Hamburger Fold-Fold horizontally Hotdog Fold-Fold vertically

Folds-Sometimes labeled with a small line to show where the fold is.

Dotted Lines-These are the cutting lines

Cover Labels-Some of the booklets will have a cover label that will need to be glued to the top to cover a blank space.

Materials Needed

What is a Binder-Builder and How Do I Use it With The Prairie Primer?

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List of Virtual Field Trips and Websites for

Little House in the Big Woods

Week 1: Chapters 1-4

Day 1- Bears---http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/bears/index.htm

Day 2- Density---http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/density-and-buoyancy/density_en.html

Day 3- Owls---http://owling.com

Day 4- Rabies---http://www.cdc.gov/rabies

Week 2: Chapters 5-9

Day 1- Fun games to teach Dictionary Skills--http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/

contents.htm

Day 2- Making Maple Syrup---http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Maple-Syrup

Day 3- Learn To Knit---http://www.squidoo.com/knittingforbeginners

Day 4- Skin---http://www.kidsskinhealth.org/grownups/activities.html

Week 3: Read Chapters 10-13

Day 1- Moon---http://www.lauriefowler.com/moon.htm

Day 2- Harvesting Wheat---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRkMZSROsNk

Day 3- Making Items From Straw--http://www.strawartmuseum.org/amsahistory.htm

Day 4- California God Rush---http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/index.html

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Reading Schedule


Day 1- Read Chapter 1






Day 2- Read Chapters 6-7









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Recommended Bible Memory Verse for


Psalm 91**Make a copy of the Bible Verse worksheet located at the end of the package.

If you child copies 2 verses a day he/she will have memorized the entire chapter by the end of the book.

1. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3. Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence

4.He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge, his faithfulness will be you shield and rampart.

5. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day.

6. nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

8. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

9. If you say, “The LORD is my refuge.” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10. no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

11. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

12. they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike you foot against a stone.

13. You will tread on the lion and the cobra, you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14. “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15. He will call on me, and I will answer him;

16. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”.

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Cover Sheet for Little House in the Big Woods. Cut out the cover sheet and glue to the first

page of your Binder-Builder. Pretend that you are visiting Laura and her family. Draw what you

think the inside of her house would look like.

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These photos give an idea of how the Binder Builder™ looks inside.

Cover page

Your child will do an activity on each cover page.

There is a cover page for each Little House book in this package

Left-Narration page Right-Lapbooking booklets

There are approximately 13-16 of these types of pages for each Little

House book in this package. Note the tabs in the back. This is where

extra activities from the Margie Gray’s Prairie Primer book are kept.

We tell you how to label the tabs.

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Week 1: Day 1-Read Chapter 1

Today I learned about:

Narration Form

Vocabulary/Living

Trundle bed:

Leather:

Venison:

Lard:

Cut out and glue to the back of page 1

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Where did

Laura and her

family live?

From Chapter 1

Cut out the three pieces and staple together down left hand side

with the cover sheet on top. Glue onto front of page 2. Laura and

her family travel to Wisconsin to live.

Directions: Can you find Wisconsin on the map? Color it green.

Once Laura and her family arrived in their new home, what type

of home did they have?

Week 1: Day 1-Chapter 1

What type of home did Laura

live in?

Draw a picture of Laura’s home

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From Chapter 1

Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold in half. Glue to the front of

page 2. Laura and her family did not have refrigerators like we

have today. In order to preserve their meat they had to salt it.

Directions: Inside of the booklet, write the steps to preserve

meat.


Steps to

Preserving Meat

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From Chapter 1

Cut out the large booklet as one piece. Hamburger fold in half. Cut

out the two smaller booklets. Stack on top of each other and place

inside of the large booklet. Staple. Glue to the front of page 2.

Directions: Fill out the information on each booklet.


Playing

Ball

What did Laura and Mary

use as a ball? What was it

made out of?

How did Ma make the ball?

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From Chapter 1

Cut out the booklet as one piece. Fold in half. Glue to the front of

page 2.

Directions: Inside of the booklet, write about the best time of the

day for Laura.

The Best

Time of the

Day!


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1) Description:

2) Life Span:

3) Diet:

4) Enemies:

5) Habitat:

6) Behavior: Favorite Fact:

Words to Learn:

omnivore

hibernate

cub

sow

Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order> Family

Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Omnivoia > Ursidae

Draw a Track

Draw a Picture

Bear

Big Woods – Week 1

For Use with Day 1

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Today I learned about:

Narration Form

Explain the process of making butter:

Glue a picture of you making butter here:


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What was on the windows

when Laura woke up?

Jack

Frost

Who did Ma say left the pictures on

the window? Describe him.

Page 3

From Chapter 2

Cut out the large booklet as one piece. Hamburger fold in half.

Cut out the two smaller booklets. Stack on top of each other and

place inside of the larger booklet. Staple. Then fold excess tab to

keep booklet closed like a matchbook. Glue to the front of page

3.

Directions: Fill out the information on the booklets


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From Chapter 2

Cut out the booklet as one piece. Hotdog fold in half. Cut out the

cover label and glue onto the front of closed booklet. Glue the

front of page 3.

Directions: Inside of the Venn-Diagram, compare the chores

that Laura’s ma did to those that your mom does today.


Chores

Your MotherLaura’s Ma

Cover label

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From Chapter 2

Cut out each piece on this page. Stack together with shortest

on top. Staple together. Glue to the front of page 3.

Directions: Fill out the information on each booklet.

Similes

and

Metaphors


Define Simile:

Write two similes

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ph

or:

Write

tw

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tap

ho

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SimileM

eta

ph

or

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Narration Form

Vocabulary/Living

What is a ravine?


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Pa Cleans

His Gun!

Ho

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id P

a m

ake

bu

llets

?

From Chapter 3

Cut out each piece from this page and the next page. Stack them on

top of each other according to length with title page on front and

staple at the top or connect with a brad. Glue onto the front of page 4.

Laura and Mary loved helping Pa to clean his rifle.

Directions: Fill out the information on each step of the cleaning

process.

First h

e,

Th

en

he,

Ne

xt h

e,

Fin

ally

,

Dra

w a

bu

llet

What did Pa store his bullets in?

Draw a picture of it or sew one

and take a picture of it. Glue the

picture here.


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Write down the steps of how

Pa cleaned his gun

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Cut out the three circles. Stack on top of each other. Fasten

together with a brad. Glue onto the front of page 4.

Directions: Fill out the information on the booklets using books or

the internet to research the answers.


From Chapter 3

RustWhat is rust?

What causes it?

What does it look like?

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Protection of Authority

From Chapter 3

Cut out the booklet. Glue onto the front of page 4. In the

Prairie Primer, you read Ephesians 6:1-3. It is a great verse

about listening to your parents and the reasons this is

important!

Directions: Draw the covering diagram in the booklet.

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1) Description:

2) Life Span:

3) Diet:

4) Enemies:

5) Habitat:

6) Behavior: Favorite Fact:

Words to Learn:

depth perception

rodent

carnivore

pellet

Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order> Family

Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Aves > Strigiformes

Draw a Track

Draw a Picture

OwlBig Woods – Week 1

For Use with Day 3

Place behind “Writing” tab

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Art

Use this page to tell about your art project for the week. To keep a lasting image,

take a picture of it and glue to the page.

Bible

Practice writing your bible verse- a great way to practice handwriting and memory

work.

Biography Book Report

Use to research famous people that lived during this time period.

Book Log

A fun place to keep up with extra reading!

Do extra reading about the subjects and topics covered in the lapbook. As you read,

write down the date, title, author and type of book on the Book Log.

Living/History

Dig deeper. Learn about the pioneers.

Reading Comprehension

A great place to record daily questions.

Science

Use form to record what you have learned.

Timeline Cards- Cut out the cards. Put them in the correct order. We have included

the dates on another sheet for you to refer to if needed.

Blank Timeline

Fill out the historical timeline of the 1800's. As you read about famous people,

events, or dates, list them on the timeline.

Vocabulary (younger and older version)

Create a list of words that you can not read or do not understand. This list can then

be used for spelling tests or dictionary skills. We have included two different forms.

The one for younger children allows you to create a picture dictionary rather than

having to look up the words.

Writing

Use the notebooking pages to write about the given subject. Choose from 4

different templates!

Using the enrichment pages (optional-use only what you would like)

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Week:

Art

Day:Book:

Materials used:

Draw or glue a picture of your art lesson inside the box

Lesson:

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Week: Day:Book:Bible

Lesson

Write the bible verse for the week in the top box. The next three boxes

are to be used to practice writing the verse throughout the week.

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Biography Book Report

Title:

Author:

This book was set during the time period of:

This book was about:

From reading this book, I learned:

This person is/was famous or remembered for

Here is my stamp that I created in honor of

_________________________________

Who was born on:

And died on:

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Week:

Living

Day:Book:

Subject:

H

I

S

T

O

R

Y

Draw or glue a picture here

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Week: Day:Book:

Chapters:

Make as many copies of this page as you will need to complete the questions.

In the square, write the number of the question that you are answering.

Reading

Comprehension

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Timeline Cards

Refer to next page for dates

Reconstruction

Transcontinental

Railroad completed

Yellowstone

National Park

Ulysses S. Grant-

18th President

Rutherford B. Hayes-

19th President

James Garfield-

20th President

Chester Arthur-

21st President

Grover Cleveland-

22nd

President

Benjamin Harrison-

23rd

President

Ellis Island opensGrover Cleveland-

24th president

Henry Ford invents

the automobileWilliam McKinley-

25th president

The Spanish-

American War

Clara Barton begins

the Red Cross

Alexander Graham

Bell invents the

telephone

Thomas Edison invents

the phonograph

1889

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Timeline Cards Dates Historical events that occurred during the first 31 years of

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life

1867-Reconstruction

1867-Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state

1868-Ulysses S. Grant is elected the 18th President of the U.S.

1869-First Transcontinental Railroad completed

1872-Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park

1876-Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

1876-Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state

1877-Rutherford B. Hayes is elected the 19th President of the U.S.

1877-Thomas Edison invents the phonograph

1881-The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton

1881-James Garfield is elected the 20th President of the U.S.

1881-Chester Arthur is elected the 21st President of the U.S.

1885-Grover Cleveland succeeded to the presidency as 22nd

President of the U.S.

1889-Benjamin Harrison is elected the 23rd

President of the U.S.

1889-North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40

th U.S. states

1889-Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state

1889-Washington is admitted as the 42nd

U.S. state

1890-Idaho is admitted as the 43rd

U.S. state

1890-Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state

1892-Ellis Island opens

1893-Grover Cleveland is elected the 24th President of the U.S.

1896-Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state

1896-Henry Ford invents the automobile

1897-William McKinley is elected the 25th President of the U.S.

1898-Spanish-American War

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Important

People

Important

EventPresident Clothing

Kings or

World

Leaders

Wars

Blank Timeline Form-copy as many as needed

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