NEW NAME TAG
This back-to-school craft is fun and practical. Your students can make and decorate their own name tag. On the back there is an alphabet line in both manuscript and cursive. The craft also includes a ruler that slides into the name tag. The ruler doubles as a bookmark.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL FUN FACTS
The first public school was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635.
In 1642 a law was passed in Boston to require parents to teach their children to read and write.
In 1647 any town with more than 50 families had to hire a schoolteacher to teach children to read and write and to prepare boys for college.
In 1821 the first public high school is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s goal was to prepare boys for college. Girl weren’t allowed to attend until the 1970s.
1n 1873 the first public kindergarten opened in St. Louis, Missouri.
COLONIAL SCHOOLS
There was no formal education to become a teacher. Anyone could claim to be a teacher.
The popular textbook was The New England Primer. Students would memorize the words to learn how to read.
Students used goose quills and ink to print words and solve math problems.
Younger children were given a hornbook. It was a wooden board with the alphabet and numbers printed on it. A clear sheet of horn was placed over the board, so the children could trace the letters.
In the winter every student was required to bring a bundle of wood for the fire. If you didn’t, you were fined or punished.
Students who misbehaved were hit with a switch or cane. Sometimes they were locked in a cage outside of the school, so the whole town could see they had misbehaved.
Students who didn’t complete their assignments were forced to wear a dunce cap.
PIONEER SCHOOLS OF THE OLD WEST
School started at 9 am and ended at 2 pm.
Each child had a small chalkboard for writing.
Kids brought their lunches in metal pails
Everyone drank water from the same cup.
Everyone walked to school, even if you lived 5 miles away.
Teachers were very strict.