School Then and Now: 4^th-5^th grade

Background Information

• Background for Students
• Background for Teachers

Activities

• Activity 1: Photo Analysis
• Activity 2: A Day in a One-Room School
• Activity 3: Primary Sources

To Learn More

For additional information on one-room schools, look at the following resources:

Links on this website

• “Interpreting Lanesfield School.” ALBUM Winter 1992.
• “Lanesfield School Historic Site.” ALBUM Fall 1988.
• “Lanesfield School: Readin’, Writin’ & Restoration.” ALBUM Spring 2002.
• “Road to Consolidation.” ALBUM Winter 1996.

Other Websites

• http://www.jocomuseum.org/lanesfield.htm Visit here for additional information on the Lanesfield School Historic Site.

Books

• One-Room Schools of the Middle West: An Illustrated History by Wayne E. Fuller. University of Kansas Press, 1994.

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