Calculate the average gas price that we'd be paying based upon those prices.
Based upon that figure, calculate the estimated cost of gas for each vehicle that we'd be driving.
Write down the name of the campgrounds where we would be staying as well as their rates. Using this information, figure out the cost of our lodging for the trip.
How are they the same or different from this celebration? (Parents: try to get children to come up with Christmas, weddings, baptism, Lord’s supper, Resurrection Sunday, birthdays, graduation, etc.)
I designed this lapbook based on The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved study guide available free online from Answers in Genesis. I have not posted the complete study guide that includes the scripture and book passages to be read with each lesson. I've listed the questions that are to be answered with each lapbook component. You can also download the pdf version of my guide here.
Describe the true history behind the life and death of the T. rex.
Research further the background of the T. rex skeleton, "Sue". Who found the skeleton? When? How? Relate the controversy that surrounded this particular skeleton and tell how it was resolved.
What are some popular misconceptions about T. rex's abilities?
I designed this lapbook as a review for the On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House) book. (Just click on the chapter headers to be taken to downloads for that chapter.) You can find the pdf version of this guide here.
Strange Animal: Describe the animal that Laura came across.
The animal had a body nearly as long Jack. It had very short legs and gray fur. It had a flat head and small ears. It had fierce white teeth.
Trust: How had Laura broken Pa’s trust? What was her punishment?
Laura had started to go to the swimming hole. She got side-tracked by the animal and didn’t end up going. She was feeling very guilty, so she told Pa what she had done.
Pa said that she had broken her trust, so now she was going to need to be watched by Ma.
The Incident: What happened when Pete ran over the roof? How did they repair the roof?
Pete hoof when down through the roof.
At first, Ma did a quick patch on the roof, but that didn’t hold. Pa wedged fresh willow boughs into the roof, covered them with a thick layer of fresh grass, placed soil on top of the grass, and laid sod over the soil.
The Straw Stack: What did Mary and Laura do to the straw stack the first time? What did Pa tell them not to do? What did Mary and Laura do to the straw stack the second time? What was Pa’s reaction? What did he say to them that time?
Mary and Laura had a grand time sliding down the straw stack.
Pa told them not to slide down the straw stack any more.
Mary and Laura rolled down the straw stack.
Pa had to turn his back as he started laughing when they answered that they didn’t disobey because they didn’t slide down the straw stack, they rolled down it.
He told them that they needed to stay away from the straw stacks from that point on.
Plums: Did Laura enjoy picking plums? Why did Mary scold Laura?
Laura loved picking plums and eating plums.
Mary said Laura was eating more plums than she was picking. Laura thought Mary was just cross because she would rather be reading a book than picking plums.
Grasshopper Weather: Describe the weather that the old timers called grasshopper weather.
Warm weather with no rain, frosts, or snows in mid to late November.
The herd of cattle got into the Ingalls hay stacks while Johnny was sleeping (instead of watching the herd). Laura, Mary, and Jack had to scare them away before they ate all of the hay.
The New House: What boughten items did they have for the new house? How did Pa pay for all of these items? Explain why this may or may not have been a good idea. Where would Laura and Mary sleep? Where would Ma, Pa, and Carrie sleep?
They had sawed lumber, glass windows, shingles, floorboards, doors, hinges, locks & keys, and a cook stove.
Pa bought all the items on credit based upon the wheat crop coming in.
If the wheat crop failed, Pa would be unable to pay off his debt.
Mary and Laura would get to sleep in the attic.
Ma, Pa, and Carrie would sleep in the bedroom downstairs.
The Creek Creatures: What type of strange creature did Mary and Laura find in the creek? What was on Laura’s legs when she came out of the muddy part of the creek?
Laura and Mary found a crab in the creek.
Laura had leeches on her legs when she came out of the muddy water.
School: Describe Mary and Laura’s first day of school. Chapter Twenty-One
The Slate and Pencil: Where did Ma put the money for the new slate? What happened when they got to the store? What did they decide to do about the pencil?
Ma tied the money in a handkerchief and pinned it inside Mary’s pocket.
When they got to the store, they realized that they also needed a slate pencil. They would not buy it on credit. They decided that they couldn’t ask Pa for any more money, so they used Mary’s Christmas penny to buy the slate pencil.
Scripture: Ma read the girls the scripture about the plague of locusts and the promises of a better land. The girls could really relate to this scripture due to what they had just been through as a family. Copy down Exodus 10:14-15 and Exodus 3:8
Letter from Pa: What did Pa’s letter say? What was enclosed in the letter?
Pa was doing well. He had to walk 300 miles to find a job. He was working in a wheat field and earning $1 a day. He would stay there as long as there was work. He kept some money so he could buy boots.
Charlotte: What happened to Charlotte? How did Ma take care of the problem?
Anna took Charlotte home much to Laura’s dismay. One day, when Laura went to Anna’s house, she says that Anna has tossed Charlotte to the ground. She was torn, dirty, and tattered.
Ma cleaned Charlotte up and repaired her to make her good as new.
The Christmas Tree: Describe the Christmas tree. What did the children receive? What did Mary receive? What did Laura receive? What did Carrie receive? What did Ma receive? What did Pa receive?
The children receive candy and a popcorn ball.
Mary received blue mittens, a booklet with Bible pictures in it, and a coat.
Laura received red mittens, a jewel-box, and a fur cape and muff.
Ma received a shawl.
Pa received a muffler.
Carrie received a ragdoll with a china head and a china dog.
Countdown: How did the girls count down the days until Pa came home? How many marks did they make? How did Pa surprise them? Why was Ma’s timeline off?
They made marks on the slate.
They made marks for 2 weeks, but Ma said they needed to add 1 more week for Pa’s walk home.
Pa arrived home a week earlier than expected.
Ma forgot to take into consideration how long it allowed the letter to arrive.
Winter Storm: What did Laura and Mary do during the stormy, winter days?
Laura and Mary did their school lessons, did chores, read books, drew pictures on their slate, and worked on their quilts. On Sunday, they repeated their Bible verses to Ma.
The Blizzard: How did Ma help cheer up the girls and drown out the sounds of the storm? What happened while they were playing? Why do you think Ma left the lantern lit in the window?
They played bean-porridge hot.
Balls of fire came rolling down the stovepipe.
She put it in the window in case Pa was trying to find his way home.
Christmas Eve: Why was Laura happy even though there would be no candy or presents?
Pa was home. The grasshoppers were gone. They could have a wheat crop next year. They’d have oyster stew for Christmas dinner. She couldn’t think of anything else she wanted as Pa was safely home.
Additional Booklets: Vocabulary: define any words with which you are unfamiliar. My Blizzard Story: write a story about being in a blizzard. Cover Image
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I'm a Christian SAHM who is enjoying the exciting adventure of homeschooling our precious little girl (a.k.a. our little songbird or munchkin). I'm blessed with a wonderful husband (D) who loves serving his country. He's our hero.
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