Prairie Primer

by Carletta
(McKinney, TX)

Prairie Primer is a unit study curriculum that is centered around the Little House series. It covers Bible, Writing, Vocabulary, Science, Health, Art and Music for grades 3 through 6. The publishers recommend supplementing the program with Ray's Arithmetic.

Prairie Primer is divided into 9 units, each of which correspond to one of the Little House Books. Students cover 1 book per month and complete the program over the course of the year. Families can study the program over more than one year, if desired.

Each unit begins with a summary that includes background information about the book, author and time period, as well as an overview of the unit and suggested references.

The units are divided into 4 weeks each. Lesson plans for each week begin with a list of books, materials and suggested field trips and videos.

Students will read approximately 25 pages from a Little House book per day, in addition to other suggested reading.

I reviewed a copy of Prairie Primer at our local library. This is a fun, educational, well-organized program for all of you Laura Ingalls Wilder fans!