Farmer Boy Resources {Laura Ingalls Wilder}

For the past few weeks, we have been reading and studying Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Over the weeks we have completed many fun activities, so I created a huge Farmer Boy Resource list for you to enjoy.

Unit Studies

• Farmer Boy Literature Study – Simple Living. Creative Learning
• Farmer Boy Lapbook – Marine Corps Nomad
• Farmer Boy Unit – Homeschool Share
• Farmer Boy Lapbook – Homeschool Share

Baking Activities

• Make Fried Apples ‘n’ Onions
• Make Egg Nog
• Make Almanzo’s Mum’s Doughnuts 
• Make popcorn from kernels
• Make some simple headcheese
• Make some easy apple vinegar

Craft

• Dye clothing like Almanzo’s mother 
• Make your own soap – melt and pour soap is the easiest
• Make a snake door draft to help keep out the winter cold.

Science

• Create an Ice Insulation Experiment
• Create Almanzo’s Popcorn and Milk Experiment
• Research and study the two groups of trees; deciduous or broad lead trees and evergreen trees. Find out which group the trees mentioned in the book belong too.
• Learn about seeds, when to sow them, how they grow and how to store them. These fruit and vegetable notebooking pages may be useful.
• Research snow and where it comes from. How is it made? What is so special about snowflakes? Study this snowflake life cycle.
• Research woollen clothing and how it is made. How is it dyed and treated?
• Horses were mentioned a lot in this book. Research horse breeds and find out about when and how they became domesticated.
• In Almanzo’s time, milk was drunk in its raw form. Research Louis Pasteur and pasteurisation.
• Almanzo took care of his leather moccasins. Research leather and how it is made and which skins of animals can be used.
• Research popcorn. There are numerous types of corn, but only one that pops, which one is it?
• The tin-peddler brought lots of tins for the Wilder family. Research tin and why it was used to create utensils and cookware.
• Research the preservation of food.
• Grow a milk-fed pumpkin

Language Arts

• Pick words in the book that are new to you and create your own Farmer Boy Dictionary
• Write an ‘old-fashioned’ journal of a day or week in the life of a pioneer
• Research the author, Laura Ingalls 

History

• Study the history of refrigeration.
• Research the history of maple tapping and how maple syrup is made.
• Study the Declaration of Independence
• Study the history of Independence Day
• Study the history of the song, Yankee Doodle
• Research the history of butchering.
• Research the history of banks

Geography

• Find North America on a map and then New York. Find where you live on the map.
• Research New York, find it on a map and learn all about it