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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that curriculum is often influenced by culture and economics of people and society. They will also reflect on why these changes occur.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will read or listen to "A One-Room Schoolhouse" by Bobbie Kalman to gain background knowledge of what schools during the 18th and 19th century, in New England, were like.
Step 2.
Students will discuss the following words found in the book "A One-Room Schoolhouse", found in the 3R's section of the book. The words are: penmanship, cipher, rote, parse, primer, and hornbooks.
Step 3.
Students will view items from the digital collection including the New England Primer, pages 11 and 12.
Step 4.
Students will discuss similarities and differences between what might be read then and what was read today. Why did students read this material and how does it reflect the culture?
Step 5.
Students will view James Wells Champney picture entitled "Schoolroom at Mill and Bars: Recitation Day". The teacher will provide an explanation of what this picture depicts using background information provided in the digital collection.
Step 6.
To understand how memorization played an important role in learning, students will be assigned a verse from the New England Primer to read, memorize, and recite. Discussion will take place involving the following questions: How did it feel? Do we learn the same way now?
Step 7.
Students will write down 5 "I learned statements" as a result of this activity.
Step 8.
EXTENSION: Students will look at Fredrick Emerson's "The North American Arithmetic" picture to reinforce how the curriculum reflects the culture of the time.
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