America’s One-Room SchoolhouseImagine going to a one-room schoolhouse in America ages ago. Who went there? What was it like? How was it the same as school today? How was it different? What has changed? Anything?

Schoolhouse near Osnabrook, North Dakota

What does this schoolhouse look like on the inside? How could it possibly be anything like my school?

Sod Schoolhouse in NebraskaCompare this sod schoolhouse to the wooden schoolhouse just previewed.

School in N. Dakota – 1902 or 1903What are some questions that this photograph poses? 1902 OR 1903?

Rural Schoolhouse Near Milton, North Dakota in 1913What do you predict is taking place in this photograph? Why?

Interior of a One-Room Schoolhouse Near Osnabrook,

North DakotaDoes the interior of this one-room schoolhouse

look like you predicted? How so? How not?

Interior of a Schoolhouse in Iowa

What is happening in this classroom? What do you think was taking place before this picture was taken? What will happen next?

The Recitation Bench!What are these girls doing? Why is the teacher so focused on them?

A Different Perspective….Does a different perspective change your prediction? What is happening in the background?

Interior of a One-Room Schoolhouse in Kentucky

How does this classroom differ from the previous classrooms? How is it the same?

Students in Scotland, Maryland

How is this classroom different from the others previewed? Alike? What is that “thing” on the left side of the photograph? Why is it there?

Loads of Learning!What is the teacher doing? Why are the girls standing next to her?

What’s For Lunch?Where are these boys? Why? What is in the black boxes? What has their attention?

It is nearing 4:00 in the afternoon.

What does that mean? What is the mood of the young man? Why do you think so?

Where Are You Going?Who are these people? Where are they going? What time of the day is it? How can you tell?

America’s One-Room Schoolhouse

Where are they now? How do one-room schoolhouses compare to today’s schools?

Modern-Day SchoolhouseOne-room schoolhouses? Modern-day schoolhouses? Which would you prefer and why?