Students will be given a journal prompt
about what their school days are like. Suggestions include: Have you ever
wondered why schools are structured the way that they are? Take a moment and
jot down some things that happen every day at school. Think about your daily
activities from the moment you enter school to the moment that you leave
school. How do you know when to change activities or class subjects?
List your everyday activities. What is
lunch like? What types of materials do you use everyday? What types of
materials are found in your classroom?
Once the students have finished their
journal prompt, the teacher will explain that the students will be exploring
what it was like to go to school over 100 years ago. Then the teacher will show
the video, One-Room School:
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from the Iowa Heritage Series.
At the end of the video, engage
students in a discussion about what was similar to their day and what was
different from their day at school now. Use a Venn diagram to create a visual
of these items that the students identify.
Younger Students
Students can create their own Venn diagram
after the discussion, or the class can create one together on a large chart.
Older Students
The teacher will model how to write a
friendly letter in the correct format. Once the
teacher has modeled the letter writing
process, the students will then work on their own letters describing how their
current school compares to a one-room school- house.
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