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Resources for Teachers

Field Trip Reservation  in word format.

 

One Room Schoolhouse Lesson Plans and Activities

 

Teaching with Objects

These mini-lessons can be used either prior to attending a visit to the one room schoolhouse or as activities while visiting the site.  Each lesson centers on teaching with material objects found at the Freyberger School.

Primary Source

Freyberger School House

Lesson Plans

Each of these lessons were  prepared by classroom teachers and are designed to enrich a visit   to the Freyberger School or to help  with teaching about one room schools  and the types of learning that took place.

 

 

Elementary School Lunch Pail Activity Download lesson plan  .doc or .pdf

Hornbook Activity  Download lesson plan  .doc or .pdf

Reading in the One Room Schoolhouse Lesson #1                                             Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

Reading Lesson Schoolhouse #2 Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

Music in the Common Schools      Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf Classrooms: Then and Now          Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

Middle School

 

Hex Sign Activity

Download

lesson plan 

.doc or .pdf

 

School Life Then and Now History Lesson                                                   Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

Middle Level Language Simulation Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

Middle Level One Room Schoolhouse Reading Lesson                                 Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

High School

Abacus Activity      Download lesson plan

 .doc or .pdf

Wool Coat Activity Download lesson plan        .doc or .pdf

Other Faces of Discrimination     Download lesson plan .doc or .pdf

 

How much has Math Changed      Download lesson plan .doc or .pdfs

 

 

GAMES to Play before or after your visit.

 

Crossword Puzzle (PDF file)

Word Search -- PA German words for the days of the week and the months of the year (PDF)

Pennsylvania German Songs to try

Sing, Schpiel, unn Danz (Song)
 


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Tours by Appointment

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