1. Notes for teacher:
Day 1 of this two day lesson is a lesson from the Library of Congress website. ary_activityK-2.pdf
It is recommended that you print the plan and utilize the content of the plan for your instructional purposes.
The text and prompt on Day 2 were added to extend this lesson and to include writing based on combination of a primary source and text.

3. Johnston, Frances Benjamin. “Classroom scenes in Washington,
D.C. public schools: studying live dog, 5th Division.” 1899?
From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Photograph is approximately 116 years old

4. Activity Directions:
1. Think about what you saw in the photograph. Write down your observations: what did you see? Describe as many details as you can.
2. Think about our classroom. Write down your observations: what do you see? Describe as many details as you can.
3. On the back of this page, write 1-2 sentences about how our classroom is different from the classroom in the picture.
Observations of Classroom from Photograph
My Classroom Observations

5. Observe and discuss the classroom photograph from Day 1
Writing Prompt:
View and discuss the above photograph. Read the article One-Room Schoolhouses. Based on your observations and the information from the text, answer the following question. How was school different long ago?

6. One-Room Schoolhouses
Long ago, many children went to school in one-room schoolhouses. Younger and older children were in the same class. The children sat at desks. They learned to read and write. They learned math too. Children usually did not write on paper. They wrote on slates. Slates are like small chalkboards.

7. The schoolhouse had a stove
The schoolhouse had a stove. The stove kept the schoolhouse warm in winter. Children had to bring wood to put in the stove.
There were no school cafeterias then. Children went home for lunch, or they brought lunch with them. Schools long ago were very different from schools today.

8. Prompt: View and discuss the attached photograph
Prompt: View and discuss the attached photograph. Read the article One-Room Schoolhouses. Based on your observations and the information from the text, answer the following question. How was school different long ago?
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