Welcome to our final week on the banks of Plum Creek!   See  what we are using  and  books and resources we use  for more details! This week we studied beavers, looked at quilt patterns, and made a nine-patch quilt square.  Day 1: Keeping House and Prairi…

Welcome to Week 3 of Plum Creek! This week we covered water usage, prairie fires, and cooked turnips! It was a very light and easy "week" school wise. Day 1: Going to Church and The Glittering Cloud Questions and discussion from the Prairie Prim…

Welcome to Week 2 of Plum Creek! If you missed Week 1, catch it here .  We studied leeches, explored creatures in a small creek, read about blue herons, made a button string, made star light catchers, and had a country party!    See  what we are usin…

Plum Creek was a slow, lazy summer  (over three months ago!) unit. It was just what I needed, and we took a long break before starting the next book in the Prairie Primer. I'm behind in sharing, but hope to catch up quick as we have finished Shores and a…