Pioneer Project
During our ELA time, we have been learning and reading about the Pioneer Days primarily using Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods. Students have been learning how different it was to be a child in the days of the pioneers. It’s time to have some fun and get the creative juices flowing with a project!
Please reference the website below for project options and ideas. All projects will be presented at our Pioneer Day Celebration and should be done as neatly as possible. Encourage your son/daughter to take some pride in their work. This is their time to shine! If you don’t have internet access, there are a couple of projects with directions attached to this letter that are also acceptable.
Access project ideas here:
All crafts must be completed and at school and ready to present by Monday, February 29. Students will be graded on their presentation skills, so please have your son/daughter practice at home. The presentations should include how their project was made (including materials needed), how it was used in the pioneer times, and any other interesting facts they want to add.
Students are also welcome (*not required) to dress up as a pioneer for our special Pioneer Day Celebration on Friday, March 4. They can also bring a pioneer-style lunch (not required). Please see the backside of this sheet for ideas on dress and lunch.
If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. We are so excited to see the students’ work!
Thank you,
The Fourth Grade Team
Creating a Pioneer Outfit
For the Girls:
- cotton dress or cotton skirt
- old-fashioned blouse
- apron
- shawl or scarf to be worn around your shoulders
- bonnet
- shoes with laces or straps are suitable
For the Boys:
- brown or black boots or laced shoes
- woolen, cotton or corduroy trousers (pants)
- suspenders
- flannel shirt
- denim overalls
- straw hat
- vest
Lunch:
- during the pioneer days they did not have fancy lunch boxes like we have today. They used old tins, sacks or handkerchiefs to carry their lunches. They also used mason jars to drink out of and they wrapped their food with cloth or paper. If you are bringing a cold lunch that day, try to bring your lunch like this. :)