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Farm Map

Draw a diagram of what you envision the farm to look like based on the descriptions in the book. Be sure to include the roads, the house, the old barn, and the new barn.

House Plans

Draw house plans of the old house as you envision it from the descriptions in the book. Draw an elevation view. Draw cross-sections of the inside of the house.

Barn Plans

Draw a diagram of how Mother would arrange the barn after she moves everything into it. What do you think Mother would have asked Father to do to the barn? Sketch the improvements that she would have asked him to make.

Embroidery Project

Complete an embroidery project that would mimic one completed by young women in the mid-1800s. Try cross-stitch for an easy way to do embroidery. Research embroidery during that time to find out what women would...

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