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Make it a'community effort'in your classroom to build fluency and analytical skills through these engaging primary source documents. While learning about local government, community jobs, and government leaders, students develop fluent and meaningful oral reading, as well as vocabulary and word decoding skills. Included with each text is a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas to meet the needs of all students. Primary sources are included in print and digital form. This teacher resource is aligned to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness.

Laura Ingalls Wilder is the author of some of the best-known books about life as a pioneer. In this enlightening biography, children will be able to read about pioneer life the way that Laura experienced it. Through striking images, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read text, readers will learn about what impact the Homestead Act and malaria had on the Ingalls family, as well as the various types of homes they and many other pioneers had to live in, like dugouts and homes made of sod. This fascinating book also includes a feature on other famous pioneer women to keep readers engaged and interested in life as a pioneer!