What Was School Like Long Ago?

How were schools different in the past?

• The teacher taught all the grades.

• The schoolhouse was only one room.

• The students wrote on slate with chalk.

• All of the above.

A ________________ is a one-page book used in the past.

• dunce cap

• marble

• hornbook

• slate

How did Mr. Bob's family travel to town when he was young?

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Which thing was in a school long ago?

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How did children get to school long ago?

• They took the bus.

• They rode a horse.

• They walked a long way.

• They rode in the car.

Where did younger children sit in schools long ago?

• outside the classroom

• in the back of the classroom

• in the front of the classroom

• on the floor in the classroom

How were classrooms different in the past?

• A teacher filled a bucket with water.

• Students used hornbooks.

• A teacher taught all the grades.

• All of the above

Which sentence about teachers in the past is true?

• Teachers taught with a computer.

• Teachers taught only art classes.

• One teacher taught all the grades.

• One teacher taught only one student.

In schools long ago, who filled the stove with coal or wood?

• the principal

• the custodian

• the teacher

• a parent