Welcome to the first post in this brand new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, February 7, 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Lake Pepin, Wisconsin. She has fascinated both young and old readers for decades with her famous Little House on the Prairie series.
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February 7 – Laura Ingalls Wilder is Born
On February 7, 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Lake Pepin, Wisconsin. Mrs. Wilder is best known for writing the semi-autobiographical series Little House on the Prairie.
To do:
1.) Look up and define the following words, including their parts of speech: ‘biography’ and ‘autobiography’. Now define the prefix ‘semi’ in your notebook.
In the opening sentence today, Mrs. Wilder’s book series is described as being semi-autobiographical. Based on your dictionary work, write what you understand the meaning of this word to be in a sentence or two in your notebook.
2.) Read about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Write down 3-4 facts about her life that you find interesting in your notebook.
3.) Have you read any of the books in the Little House on the Prairie series? If so, which ones? Do you have a favorite? If you haven’t read any in the series, make plans to check the first book, Little House in the Big Woods, out of the library this week! It doesn’t disappoint!
If you are new to On This Day in American History
If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full February Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the February events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the February Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
On This Day in American History: February 6 – Spanish-American War Ends
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