Laura Ingalls Wilder

Lesson plans for Little House on the Prairie

The American Family in Literature
This unit uses Farmer Boy and Nobody's Family Can Change to explore differences in families. Includes rationale and activities.

Frontier Life Story
This unit plan uses By the Shores of Silver Lake as an introduction to research on pioneer life. Follow the links "Procedures for Teachers" and "Organizers for Students" for this unit plan.

"I Have to Change!" The Role of the Adolescent in the Family
This unit uses By the Shores of Silver Lake and 3 other YA novels to explore of the adolescent in the family.

Index of Lesson Activities to Go With the Little House on the Prairie Book Series
Scroll down to find a wealth of suggestions for hands-on activities.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Author Study
The 7 activities at this site are standards-based and incorporate a variety of disciplines.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery
This unit uses Farmer Boy and On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Sarah, Plain and Tall by Particia MacLachlan to encourage fifth graders to read for pleasure. Students will write on an almost daily basis using journals to record reactions to the stories and discussions. In addition, the students will also be introduced to genealogy and autobiography as natural reading and activity enhancers of the autobiographical fiction of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Designed for grades 5 and 6.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Scavenger Hunt
Students work in teams to answer questions about Wilder.

Little House Home, novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Check the link for activities to accompany reading of the "Little House on the Prairie" series.

Lake Pepin
Pictures from Pepin, Wisconsin.

Little House in the Big Woods
Scroll down to find vocabulary words and a test for each chapter in the book.

Little House in the Big Woods
Ideas for journal writing, science and history connections, and 2 activities involving food. This 4-page document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for access.

Little House in the Big Woods
The 5 activities in this SCORE guide emphasize different types of writing.

Little House in the Big Woods
These materials are designed to help students study bears and other woodland animals, explore figures of speech, learn vocabulary, learn about Wisconsin, and more.