Survive off the Land U1 – Links Page (*FREE ACCESS* automatically goes along with the unit) -

ACTIVITY OPTION 1 – Cob Oven (an overview video)
*Note: You can find hundreds of varieties and directions online. This video is perfect to get you started and give you the information needed before moving forward!

ACTIVITY OPTION 2 – Rocket Stove Video 1
*Watch from minute marker 0:00 – 1:30, then fast forward to 2:40 – 7:00. If interested, go back and watch the entire video!

ACTIVITY OPTION 2 – Rocket Stove Video 2

ACTIVITY OPTION 3 – Gluten Free Crust

Lesson 5

OPTIONAL BONUS – Vinegar studies #1, #2, #3, #4, #5,

ACTIVITY OPTION 2 – Liquid Castile Soap (one option)

CORE CONNECTIONS LINKS

BOOK LIST

This is here as a courtesy only. No books are required for the unit. Some of these books may contain errors about the event or time period.

Customers may also write in and suggest to add books to this list. All lists come recommended to us by others and have not all been vetted by us. If you have any suggestions to add to this list, please email in so we can do so. Some of these books may contain more mature themes or theology or other educational teachings that we do not necessarily endorse, so we advise all parents to screen for content and personal beliefs. Books can also be sub-categorized into different age groups, so feel free to jump around!

Early Learner

Sonya’s Chickens by Phoebe Wahl
The Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provensen
Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall
Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Little House Picture Book Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Growing Learner

The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
The Bears at Blue River by Charles Major
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Advanced Learner

Ruffles on my Longjohns by Isabel Edwards
Farmer Takes a Wife by John Gould
Diary of an Early American Boy by Eric Sloane
Folks, This Ain’t Normal by Joel Salatin
Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Optional Activity List (supplies list follows)

LESSON 1 – FOOD OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Design your homestead

Activity Option 1 – Eggshell Smoothie

Activity Option 2 – Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

Activity Option 3 – Re-mineralizing Toothpaste

Activity Option 4 – Hard-Boiled Egg Challenge

Activity Option 5 – Egg Toss Challenge

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Create Your Divide (play money and territory)

LESSON 2 – DAIRY AND BUILDING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Untying a knot, milk and treat, coloring!

Activity Option 1 – Coffee and Homemade whipped Cream

Activity Option 2 – Making Sour Cream

Activity Option 3 – Practice Knot-Tying Skills

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Find Your Spot (map marking)

Core Connection Learning Extension 2 – Journey in Your Land (explore around you)

LESSON 3 – COOLING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Pirate Pykrete and Homestead Cooling

Activity Option 1 – Make a Zeer Cooler

Activity Option 2 – Make an underground cooler

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Make Your Ad

LESSON 4 – COOKING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Peanut butter cookies & Aluminum foil ovens!

Activity Option 1 – Cob Oven

Activity Option 2 – Rocket Stove

Activity Option 3 – Pizza Time

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Leave Your Mark

LESSON 5 – CLEANING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Science & Cleaning Dramatic Play

Activity Option 1 – Vinegar That Doesn’t Smell Like Vinegar

Activity Option 2 – Liquid Castile Soap

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Your Ancestors

Core Connection Learning Extension 2 – Little House

Core Connection Learning Extension 3 – Pack Your Bags

Supplies List

This list includes anything that you wouldn’t usually find around your home.

LESSON 1 – FOOD OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Nothing extra needed

Activity Option 1 – Milk, yogurt (plain or vanilla), heavy cream, vanilla extract, granulated sugar or honey, frozen fruit, powdered eggshell

Activity Option 2 – Eggs or eggshells

Activity Option 3 – Coconut oil, eggs or eggshells, cocoa powder, cinnamon, vitamin E

Activity Option 4 – Eggs

Activity Option 5 – Eggs

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Nothing extra needed

LESSON 2 – DAIRY AND BUILDING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Items around the home and milk!

Activity Option 1 – Heavy whipping cream, sugar, coffee, honey, cinnamon, Bonus: canned fruit (optional)

Activity Option 2 – mesophilic cultured dairy (store bought sour cream with live culture or alternative), heavy whipping cream

Activity Option 3 – rope or cord

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – United States map or atlas

Core Connection Learning Extension 2 – Nothing extra needed

LESSON 3 – COOLING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Plastic wrap

Activity Option 1 – Multiple sized unglazed terra cotta pots, sand

Activity Option 2 – Unused galvanized steel trash can with lid, drill with drill bits, Curved PVC pipe, glue, rubber band, nylon mesh (panty hose, cheese cloth, etc.), shovel, straw, Optional: Styrofoam

Cool Teacher Moment – Bags of Ice

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Nothing extra needed

LESSON 4 – COOKING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Peanut butter, aluminum foil, items around the home

Activity Option 1 – Sand, straw, mud, bricks, table

Activity Option 2 – Standard bricks -or- 4”x4” wood and drill

Activity Option 3 – yeast, flour, tomato paste, tomato sauce, seasonings, cheese (see recipe for other common ingredients)

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – United States map or atlas

LESSON 5 – CLEANING OFF THE LAND

PRE-READER – Play cleaning supplies (optional), items around home

Activity Option 1 – Distilled white vinegar, pure essential oils

Activity Option 2 – See Activity Link

Core Connection Learning Extension 1 – Nothing extra needed

Core Connection Learning Extension 2 – Nothing extra needed

Core Connection Learning Extension 3 – Nothing extra needed

Sources & Complementary Units

Many of our other units have been joined together by customers because they cover more survival skills. These are some of the skills that are already covered in other units:

– Fire making [Camping unit]

– Purifying water [Camping unit]

– Tapping trees and making maple syrup [Island Life]

– Foraging and wildcrafting [Natural Medicine]

– Medicine from the land [Natural Medicine]

– Cooking skills, herbs, etc [Professional Chef]

– Home security (a necessity for surviving off your land) [Home Defense]

– Vehicle repair (also a necessity if becoming self-sufficient) [Car Maintenance]

– Gardening, in depth [Square Foot Gardening]

– Freezing and preservation (fruits/vegetables) [Square Foot Gardening]

– Jam making [Square Foot Gardening]

– Beekeeping and honey collection [Beekeeper]