Recommended for: Intermediate Years (4th-8th)

Create lasting connections through this rich story while you study themes such as science, nature, geography, history, and language arts. 

This four-week book study is a digital download you can use in your homeschool or as book study with a group. Each download includes:

• Where the Red Fern Grows Book Study with weekly lesson plans, recipes, and more
• Where the Red Fern GrowsBook Report Template
• Where the Red Fern Grows Extension Book List
• Multimedia Reference Materials links
• Book Club Meet-up Guide

Overview of Where the Red Fern Grows

Billy and his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, experience adventure and heartbreak set against the backdrop of the Ozarks during the Great Depression. From the moment Billy decides he will work until he earns enough to buy his dogs, he commits to giving those pups the best life a hunting dog could imagine. Through nightly hunts in the mountains and river bottoms in their own backyard to travelling for competition Old Dan and Little Ann develop unmatched commitment to Billy. Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows tells a story of loyalty, love, and loss that has captured readers for generations.

Themes in Where the Red Fern Grows

There are many themes in Where the Red Fern Grows you will explore through videos, notebooking, and projects. Explore any themes more in-depth that really stick out to you or spark the interests of your children.

• Budgeting, earning and saving
• Dog breeds and care
• Racoons
• Mountain lons
• Animal tracks
• The Ozarks
• Sycamore and oak trees
• Friendship, love, and loyalty

*The book is not included, get the book here. 

Book Disclaimer

Where the Red Fern Grows references diverse belief systems as well as some caricature representations of Native Americans. There are instances of bullying, violence, death, and graphic descriptions of such in the novel. For a detailed content overview, click here to read the Parent Guide Review on Common Sense Media.