Group Solutions Class Proposal

Course Name: Little House on the Prairie

Grade Level: 3-8

Credits: 0

Instructor: Christi King

Cell Phone: 619-823-1321

Email: christihunterking@yahoo.com

Assistant 1: Looking for one

Assistant 2: Looking for one

Curriculum:  

Little House on the Prairie Books 1-4 OR 5-8, depending on the
group your child signs up for.

Homework:

8-10 pages of reading for 10 out of 14 days between Groups classes
 

Materials / Fees: 

$10.00 per semester/ or $20.00 for the year plus optional field trips/campouts 

Little House Books 1-4(1st yr students) and 5-8(2nd year students).
 

Description:

This class will be an exploration of the 1800's early American
History through the eyes of the "Little House on the Prairie" book series
(books 1-4 for 1st year and 5-8 for 2nd year students), with many excursions
into history including Homesteaders on the Prairie, Native American Indians,
Mountain Men, Gold Rush, with hands on activities including dressing &
acting the times, cooking foods on an open fire, making simple foods, gifts,
toys, & crafts like quilts, fibers & weavings, homemade ice-cream, butter &
pancakes, AND having camp-outs in 1800 attire.
View information about the books:
http://www.littlehousebooks.com/books

Book 1-4 STUDENTS and Book 5-8 STUDENTS will be divided for ten minutes of
discussion at the beginning of the period. Both sets of students will do the
same activities.

Boys of course are invited because without the men, the Prairie would not
have been settled! Pa and Manly will be discussed.

We will do a lot of READING during this course. Your child will read on
their own or be read to (or a combination there of) an average of 8-10 pages
a day (for a 5 day school week) and complete 4 books in this series. There
will be a reading record kept with incentives. Also, your kids will have a
few questions to mull over while they read so they are prepared to
participate in a short class discussion. Hopefully we will encourage our
kids to love reading by delving into these books and experiencing them
together as a group.

Standards:

Ability to participate in group discussion, be read to or read to
self at home, participate in class activities with good attitude. Ability
to be creative and have a good time. 

Submitted by Laura Chabot

Middle School Coordinator

Group Solutions