Life in a One-Room School

This program comes to you!

If your bus money is limited, this is the program for you. A Museum staff person will visit your classroom (Lambton County and north Chatham/Kent only) and introduce your students to school life in the early days of rural Ontario.

“Life in a One-Room School” looks at student life in early one-room schools. Hands-on activities are an important part of this program and include writing with a quill pen, doing a lesson on a slate and (for grades 3 and up) an attempt at an early drawing lesson.

Curriculum Links:

Excellent for use with the Grade 3 Social Studies strand Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780 – 1850.

Available Dates:

year-round

Maximum Number: 1 class per session (but 2 classes booked for the same day will save on mileage charges)

Time Required: full morning or afternoon

Cost: $4.50 per student plus mileage at $0.47/km

School Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

School Programs

	School Grade Levels
Apples	JK/SK, 1, 2, 3, 4
Back to School, Back in Time	2, 3, 4
Busy at Home	2, 3, 4
Childhood Memories	JK/SK, 1, 2, 3
Community Christmas Celebrations: Traditions of the World Arrive with the Settlers	JK/SK, 1, 2, 3, 4
Exploring Early Careers	2, 3, 4
Life in a One-Room School	2, 3, 4
Settler “Sampler”	2, 3, 4
Sustainable Living Through Time	2, 3, 4
The Settlers: A New Life in Canada (Kit)	2, 3, 4
Victorian Children’s Day of Fun (kit)	2, 3, 4