Prairie Primer-Little House on Prairie Unit Study

Prarie PrimerThe Prairie Primer is a literature based unit study for grades 3-6 that uses the “Little House” series.

With Prairie Primer curriculum your student will:

Learn 1800’s American History

Do Pioneer crafts, cooking, and music,

Explore science and nature studies,

Improve writing,

Apply Scripture and increase character,

Discover health and nutrition practices,

Increase reading comprehension

You will need separate curriculum for math and handwriting.  For math, Ray’s Arithmetic is recommended.  Spenserian Penmanship is the suggested handwriting curriculum for the Prairie Primer.

Many books are used in the Prairie Primer unit study.  The most frequently used resources that are available at Lamp Post Homeschool Store are listed below.

The Little House Cookbook Barbara M Walker

Laura Ingalls Wilder Country William Anderson

Learning Wrap Ups State, Capitals, and Abbreviations

Uncommon Courtesy for Kids Gregg and Josh Harris

The Original 21 Rules of This House Gregg and Josh Harris

 

10/05 You can also visit the publisher's website at www.cadroncreek.com for more specific information.

Prairie Primer Unit Study

The Prairie Primer

By Margie Gray

The Prairie Primer is a literature based unit study utilizing the "Little House" series for grades 3-6.  Topics include 1800's American history, science, health, nutrition, literature, daily writing, geography, Bible, character building, daily living application, & more.  This complete one-year curriculum utilizes library resources.  The Weekly Planning Guide in the Prairie Primer highlights the resources and materials to be gathered and allows the parent/teacher to be prepared to seize the moment relating to the current study.

 

9780965251136

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The Little House Cookbook

By Barbara M  Walker

9780064460903

List $9.99

Sale 8.99

Laura Ingalls Wilder Country

By William Anderson

9780060973469

List $24.99

Sale $22.49

Spencerian Theory Book plus Set of Five Spencerian Penmanship Copybooks

Mott Media

If you long for elegant handwriting the old fashioned way, you will appreciate Spencerian Penmanship.  When my children want to have very nice handwriting, I encourage them to use these workbooks.  Usually they used this curriculum when they were in middle school or older.

Individual books are also available for Spencerian Penmanship.

 

9780880620963

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Ray's Arithmetic 8 Volume Set

By Joseph Ray, Mott Media

Used in the 1800's, Ray's Arithmetic taught math to generations. This set presents principles and follow up each one with examples which include difficult problems to challenge the best students. Students who do not master a concept the first time can return to it later, work the more difficult problems, and master the concepts. Thus in these compact volumes is a complete arithmetic course to study in school, to help in preparation for ACT and SAT tests, and to use for reference throughout a lifetime.

 

Primary Arithmetic Reading, writing and understanding numbers to 100; adding and subtracting with sums to 20; multiplication and division to 10s.

Intellectual Arithmetic Higher whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of higher numbers; computation of simple fractions; beginning ratio and percentage.

Practical Arithmetic Roman numerals; carrying in addition and borrowing in subtraction; measurement and compound numbers; factors; decimals and percentage; ratio and proportion; powers and roots; beginning geometry; advanced vocabulary.

Higher Arithmetic Philosophical understandings; principles and properties of numbers; advanced study of common and decimal fractions, measurements, ratio, proportion, percentage, powers, and roots; series; business math; geometry.

Test Examples A supply of problems for making tests to accompany study in Practical Arithmetic and Higher Arithmetic.

Keys to Ray's Primary, Intellectual and Practical Arithmetics Answers to problems in the three lower books.

Key to Ray's Higher Arithmetic Answers to problems in the higher book.

Parent-Teacher Guide By Ruth Beechick This gives unit by unit helps for teaching; suggests grade levels for each book; provides progress chart samples for each grade and tests for each unit.

Ray's Arithmetic Books are also sold separately.

 

9780880620505

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