I designed a map similar to one that I would expect a class of middle schoolers to create after studying Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was a writer, born on the frontier in 1867. Wilder lived a rough life of a frontier family in several towns, suffering the hardships and misfortunes that most people had in those conditions, including deaths, illness, and terrible winters.
With the help of her daughter, she began recording her stories about growing up on the prairie. She published several books that have become classic children's literature. Fascination with Wilder and her life grew throughout the years and a trail was created so people could experience where she lived and thrived. She died in 1957 a very famous writer.
I thought it may be interesting and educational for students to create a google map showing the destinations on the trail. In place of the standard google map markers, I used pictures of Wilder's actual homes.
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