One Room School

The Milan Township District #83 Schoolhouse Activity Sheet

o Children will be given a list of clues to find various objects in the school.
o The children will locate each item on the list and then point out the items to the tour guide. The tour guide may then ask the children questions about the items on the list.
o After they have successfully finished the scavenger hunt, children will receive a small prize.
o Scavenger hunt example:

Clue: Students carried their lunches in these.
Answer: Lunch pails.
Question: Is this lunch pail similar to what you carry your lunch to school in?

Draw a Picture
o Children can draw a picture of an item in the school using pen and ink. This picture can be of an object that is:

Their favorite
The most interesting
The strangest
The most like an item in their school

o Children can then tell why they drew a picture of that item
o The tour guide can give more information about that item if the children have any questions.

Click here to return to One Room School

For more information or to make an appointment, please call (815)753-1236

E-mail questions and comments to
The Blackwell Museum (blackwell@niu.edu)

		Home About the Blackwell News One Room School Cool Artifacts Neat Books Educational Materials Product Information Research Catalog Search Links AECT Historical Collection 6th Annual Country School Conference	One Room School The Milan Township District #83 Schoolhouse Activity Sheet Tour of the Schoolhouse o A tour will be led by a costumed member of the Blackwell Staff and will include: Showing the equipments that were used at the one-room school Showing the school supplies that were used at the one-room school Describing typical classroom activities in 1900 Describing typical recreational activities at the one-room school o After the tour, children can draw a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between the one-room school and their own school. Scavenger Hunt o Children will be given a list of clues to find various objects in the school. o The children will locate each item on the list and then point out the items to the tour guide. The tour guide may then ask the children questions about the items on the list. o After they have successfully finished the scavenger hunt, children will receive a small prize. o Scavenger hunt example: Clue: Students carried their lunches in these. Answer: Lunch pails. Question: Is this lunch pail similar to what you carry your lunch to school in? Draw a Picture o Children can draw a picture of an item in the school using pen and ink. This picture can be of an object that is: Their favorite The most interesting The strangest The most like an item in their school o Children can then tell why they drew a picture of that item o The tour guide can give more information about that item if the children have any questions. Click here to return to One Room School For more information or to make an appointment, please call (815)753-1236

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