RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Using the "Little House"® books in the schoolroom...
The following bibliography lists publications which may be helpful to teachers using the original "Little House"® books in the schoolroom. If you know of any additional publications, please let me know.
February 1986 issue of Cobblestone Magazine
for Children (a division of Cricket
magazine). Laura Ingalls Wilder issue. -- ISBN
0382403630 -- Twenty or more copies of a single
issue are $4.50 per copy plus 10% shipping
and handling. Can order online via
www.cobblestonepub.com -- Customer service at
(800) 821-0115 or (603) 924-7209, or fax your
order to (603) 924-7380. This is a really good
classroom-use issue on LIW.
Dahl, Ann Weller. Classics for Children: Laura
Ingalls Wilder, the Little House Books Reading
Guide, Volumes 1 and 2. Published by the
Calvert School, 1994. Calvert School Tuscany Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21210-9988. There are two
volumes; the first covers BW, LHP, FB, BPC.
Second volume covers SSL, LW, LTP, THGY,
FFY. -- Each volume is about 250 pages;
two volume set is around $50. To order, see
www.store.calvertservices.org.
Gray, Margie. The Prairie Primer: Literature
Based Unit Studies Utilizing the "Little House"
Series. Silver City, New Mexico: Cadron Creek
Christian Curriculum, 1993. Cadron Creek Christian
Curriculum 4329 Pinos Altos Road Silver City, NM
88061 -- ISBN 0-9652511-0-1 -- 289 pages -- Can be
ordered for around $45 online through
www.cadroncreek.com.
Hackett, Christine Olivieri. Little House in
the Classroom: A Guide to Using the Laura Ingalls
Wilder Books. Carthage, Illinois, Good Apple,
Inc., 1989. -- Good Apple, Inc., Box 299,
Carthage, Illinois 62321 -- ISBN 0-86653-444-X --
110 pages.
Jorpeland, Linda. Literature Notes for Little
House on the Prairie. Torrance, California:
Frank Schafer Publications, Inc., 1992. Frank
Schaffer Publications, Inc., 23740 Harthorne
Blvd., Torrance, California 90505. -- Catalog
Number FS-2736 -- Fold-out cardstock, 8 pages.
Maifair, Linda Lee. A Literature Unit for
Little House on the Prairie. Huntington Beach,
California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1995.
-- Teacher Created Materials Inc. P.O. Box 1040
Huntington Beach, California 92647 -- ISBN
1-55734-539-2 -- 48 pages.
Marsh, Carole. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl. Gallopade International, undated. --- ISBN 0-635-01485-8 --- 12 pages, not reproducible. --- $2.95 at www.gallopade.com.
Rice, Dona Herweck. Laura Ingalls Wilder:
Across the Curriculum with Favorite Authors.
Westminister, CA: Teacher Created Materials, Inc.,
1998. -- Teacher Created Materials, Inc. 6421
Industry Way Westminister, California 92683 --
ISBN 1-55734-452-3 -- 112 pages.
Rozakis, Laurie. Laura Ingalls Wilder's
Activities Based on Research from the Laura
Ingalls Wilder Homes and Museums. New York:
Scholastic Professional Books, 1992. -- ISBN
0-590-49271-3 -- 64 pages.
Slater, Rosalie June. Little House in the Big Woods: Teacher Guide. Chesapeake, Virginia: The Foundation for American Christian Education, 1970. --- See www.face.net
Swinwood, Laurie. A Literature Unit for Farmer
Boy. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher
Created Materials, Inc., 1993. -- Teacher Created
Materials Inc. P.O. Box 1040 Huntington Beach,
California 92647 -- ISBN 1-55734-428-0 -- 48
pages.
Swinwood, Laurie. A Literature Unit for Little
House in the Big Woods. Huntington Beach,
California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1994.
-- Teacher Created Materials, Inc P.O. Box 1040
Huntington Beach, California 92647-- ISBN
1-55734-522-8 -- 48 pages.
Tillman, Claudia Dutcher. The Long Winter:
Portals to Reading, Reading Skills Through
Literature. Logan, Iowa: The Perfection Form
Company, 1984. -- ISBN 0-89598-613-2 -- 63 pages.
White, Dan L. Devotionals with Laura: Laura Ingalls' Favorite Bible Selections, What They Meant in Her Life, What They Might Mean in Yours. Hartville, Missouri: Ashley Preston Publishing, 2008. -- available for download HERE.
