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The Frontier

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Students, given certain background information, list hardships that Laura Ingalls Wilder and other people that lived during the same time period went through. They interview someone who grew up in a different era than them.

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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
14 days
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