Farmer Boy for Homeschoolers and Teachers

Farmer Boy is popular with many homeschoolers, especially for those who are teaching boys, as it is the only Little House book with a male protagonist.  It tells the story of Laura’s future husband Almanzo, as a young boy in New York.

Farmer Boy can be taught as a standalone book, or as part of the Little House series of books.

Study Guides and Unit Studies

Unit Studies & Study Guides for Farmer Boy
Some of the guides available specific to Farmer Boy.

Almanzo’s Prize Ribbon Design Worksheet
Design a ribbon for Almanzo’s first prize award for his milk-fed pumpkin at the County Fair

Farmer Boy Alphabet Challenge
Free worksheet to challenge yourself to come up with a word for each letter of the alphabet from Farmer Boy.

Farmer Boy Alphabet Ordering Worksheet
See if you can put these words from Farmer Boy into ABC order.

Farmer Boy County Fair Journal Page
Imagine you are Almanzo and journal your day at the County Fair with this special journal page worksheet.

Farmer Boy Crossword Puzzle
How well can you answer these questions about Almanzo from Farmer Boy to complete the crossword puzzle?

Farmer Boy Word Search
Can you find all these words from Farmer Boy?

Farmer Boy Fourth of July Journal Page
Write a journal entry as if you are Almanzo celebrating Independence Day.

Farmer Boy Then and Now Worksheet
Show how things are different between Almanzo’s time and today.

Farmer Boy Easy Word Search
This word search is easier with only 3-4 letter words to find in a smaller grid.

Farmer Boy County Fair Alphabet Find 
This is a special worksheet for younger and primary students to find letters in the words “County Fair” and then color them in.

Almanzo’s Award Winning Pumpkin Coloring Sheet
Print off this free coloring sheet for Almanzo’s pumpkin

Farmer Boy Book Cover Design Worksheet
Free printable worksheet to design your own book cover for Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Almanzo Alphabet Find
Another worksheet for younger students, find the letters in Almanzo’s name and color them in.