Little House in the Big Woods
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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How different would your life be if you didn’t have a refrigerator to keep your food cold? How would you visit friends and family if your family didn’t have a car? What would you do without TV and the Internet?
Join young Laura Ingalls as she helps her family with chores and plays with her sisters. Learn about the daily life on the frontier in the 1870s in this charming story about family, love, commitment, and endurance.
When you join this Book Club, together we’ll read the classic, Little House in the Big Woods—and follow the Ingalls family as they navigate life in their little cabin in Wisconsin. You and your Literary Guide, Ms. Schuett, will analyze the characters, themes, and conflict within the story—and have so much fun learning about frontier life along the way!
What Makes This Special
It’s a Classic. Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the Little House series by famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder. This book was written from the author’s own experiences and memories of childhood and is intended for a younger audience. It is a charming insight into homesteading and frontier life.
Your Guide is a teacher who has guided students through the Narnia series before! Your Guide, Ms. Schuett, is an experienced teacher with a terminal degree (Master of Fine Arts) in storytelling. She grew up in the Midwest reading the Little House books and loves to be a Guide for the stories she loves, too! When you sign up for this Book Club, you get a professional, highly skilled Guide who helps your student develop a love for reading while learning how to dig deeper into all of the different parts of writing and creating a story.
Your Guide
Ms. Anna Schuett is a professional writer and teacher with Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English degree from Concordia University (with an emphasis in Creative Writing) and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Genre Fiction (MFA, terminal degree) from Western Colorado University.
While studying for her MFA, Ms. Schuett was an elementary school Para-Educator and Librarian/Technology Assistant. Spending a great amount of time with students who struggled with their studies, Ms. Schuett found a love for helping students learn and grow.
Ms. Schuett currently works as an I.T. Coordinator for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy clinics across the state of Nebraska. Because of a love of working with students, she is excited to be in her role as an Instructor Access Instructor with Aquinas Writing Advantage.
Born, raised, and living in Nebraska, USA, Ms. Schuett enjoys reading, quilting, baking, and writing epic fantasy novels—all with a cup of coffee or tea within arm’s reach. You can reach Ms. Schuett at akschuett91@gmail.com.
About the Book
- Buy from Bookshop.org
- ISBN-10: 0064400018
- ISBN-13: 978-0064400015
(From Barnes & Noble) Little House in the Big Woods takes place in 1871 and introduces us to four-year-old Laura, who lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. She shares the cabin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their lovable dog, Jack.
Pioneer life isn’t easy for the Ingalls family, since they must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But they make the best of every tough situation. They celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do their spring planting, bring in the harvest in the fall, and make their first trip into town. And every night, safe and warm in their little house, the sound of Pa’s fiddle lulls Laura and her sisters into sleep.
The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.
Parental Guidance
Little House in the Big Woods is a classic that was published in 1932, which means there are some cultural differences and dated concepts.
- Racism: There are dated and currently derogatory terms such as “darkey” and “Injun.” The words will be discussed in class, to learn respectful words for instilling healthy cultural perspectives today.
- Violence: Twice in the story, children are whipped for disobedience. There are hunting scenes, and guns are present, which may be tough for sensitive readers. Discussions will touch on the differences between the past and today.
There may also be some challenging vocabulary that we discuss together in the Club; readers are encouraged to bring up vocabulary words for discussion in our time together.
Reading Schedule
- Week 1: Discussion – Chapters 1-3
- Week 2: Discussion – Chapters 4-7
- Week 3: Discussion – Chapters 8-10
- Week 4: Discussion – Chapters 11-13
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