Free printable Laura Ingalls Wilder book activities: Little House on the Prairie | Examiner.com

If you were a girl growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, you read and loved Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House on the Prairie book series. Maybe you were lucky to have the handsome boxed set of Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Then you loved the Little House on the Prairie TV series when it came out. Long before "Pioneer Woman" and settler survival type reality TV shows, there was Laura Ingalls Wilder and her stories about life in the 1880s midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder fans will be happy to know that a new movie based on the Little House on the Prairie books is in the works at Paramount.   Free printable Laura Ingalls Wilder book activities: Little House on the Prairie | Examiner.com

Vintage Valentines Day gifts for women, distinctively different presents with a nostalgic, retro flair

Sick of the stereotypical Valentines Day gifts of card, candy and flowers? Want to get your lady something really special? Here are distinctively different Valentines Day presents for women. These are presents to impress her plus win you brownie points for being cultured and creative. First, ditch mainstream stores, Go off the beaten path to local antiques stores, consignment shops, secondhand retailers, even Good Will. Seriously, you'll find distinctive Valentines Day gifts reasonably priced.  Valentines Day gifts for women, distinctively different presents to impress | Examiner.com

Martin Luther King Jr. Day printables, civil rights worksheets, lesson plans

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15 which is celebrated as Martin Luther King, Jr Day the third Monday in January--Jan. 19, 2015. Teachers and homeschool parents, here are free printable lesson plans on MLK Jr., to teach children about this brave civil rights champion. For Black History Month, here are  Martin Luther King Jr. Day printables, civil rights worksheets, lesson plans | Examiner.com