Through Laura Ingalls Wilder's telling of life through a young boy's eyes, students will learn: About the Author: Learn about Laura Ingalls Wilder. Background Information: Family farms. Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary Techniques: Synonyms, adjectives, characterization, dictionary, mood, paraphrase, in context, thesaurus, similes, metaphors, theme. Moral Lessons and Character Values: Family time, attitude, work, Sabbath, patience, money, love one another, consequences, honor parents, truth, revenge. Activities and Writing Assignments: Our Little House guides have many extra hands-on projects including: Farming report or speech, chores, mapwork, dairy, creative writing, art, cooking, garden, wordsearch. Suggestions for Further Reading: We include a wonderful reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview! Features and Benefits of the study guide Printed Workbook Format Large 8.5x11 format is convenient to read and easy on the eyes Every question has plenty of whitespace for student’s answers Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment Provides a permanent record of the student’s work Convenient, removable answer key included for the teacher! Recommended Grade Level: 4-6 Setting: New York state, USA, 1860s Workbook ISBN: 978-1-58609-319-8 CD ISBN: 978-1-58609-551-2 Study Guide Author: Rebecca Gilleland For the Book By: Laura Ingalls Wilder Study Guide Page Count: 63 pages
