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Early
Pioneer Homes
Read the story “Early Pioneer Homes”.
Record the name of the type of pioneer home on the line at the end of the
sentence that describes it.
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log cabin
plank house
stone house
sodhouse |
1. Sod was the cheapest material used to build this home on the prairie.
_____________________
2. Shutters were often used on windows and were closed during storms and
in the winter. _______________________
3. This house was made of wooden boards cut at a sawmill.
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4. It was built with logs and had a bark roof and a dirt floor.
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5. This pioneer house leaked when it rained. _________________________
6. The pioneers built their first homes after the land was cleared and
the crops were planted. _________________________
7. It was a better home that was divided into rooms with two storeys and
wooden floors. _______________________
8. Strips of grass and roots were cut and piled to build walls.
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9. In this house, the beds were attached to the walls.
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10. This house had a steep roof covered with wooden shingles.
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11. The window in the house was usually made of paper dipped in oil to
let light in. ______________________
12. This house had larger windows and more than one door. _____________
