WorksheetsSchool and Students during the 1860's in Colombia State Park
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a privy?
another name for a brick
a bathroom
a play space
a closet
True or False: Boys and girls could play together in the same space.
true
false
If you were a teacher of the older kids, you entered the school from the ______ floor.
first
second
There are three rules that the students had to follow back then but not anymore. They are...
Students were not allowed to throw anything in the classroom.
Students were not allowed to wear hats.
Students had to appear clean.
Students' ears and necks were checked each morning for cleanliness.
Students could not chew gum or spit it out.
Teachers had to sharpen _____ instead of pencils each morning.
wood
pencils
feather pens
Teachers had to bring in a big bucket of (a) each morning to the classroom.
If you got into trouble because you were talking to your neighbor without permission, you had to wear a _______ cap.
clown
fool
dunce
What is one thing you would never want to touch or bump into when inside the classroom?
the door
the stove
the wall
Which student chores were done after school?
Bring in the firewood
Clean windows
Clean the privies
Clap chalk erasers
What are the toys that you are familiar with that the students played with back in the 1860s?
dolls
spinning top
ball and cup
hoop and sticks
Jacob's Ladder
Would you like to have been a student back in the 1860s?
Yes
No
