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Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Lesson PlanLittle House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Lesson Plan
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Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder

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How would you use census data from 1880-1900? Here are a set of ways you can incorporate the book Little House on the Prairie and US census data from that time period. Learners will research the validity or the book based on factual archival data. They'll research and synthesise information, develop their vocabulary, and analyze primary source documents.

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the little house on the prairie, laura ingalls wilder, primary source analysis, primary sources, censuses, civics, immigration

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census, civics, immigration, laura ingalls wilder, little house on the prairie, primary source documents, synthesizing information, us census, industrial united states, document validation, social studies
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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