Content+studies

= ﻿ SUBJECTS TAUGHT = =Readin’ and ‘ritten’ and ‘rithmetic, as the song goes, certainly formed the core curriculum of a rural one-room school. Subjects actually taught in the 1860s, while immensely practical, prepared students for coping with life upon graduating from eighth grade. The standard list includes: = ·
 * //﻿Reading //
 * //Penmanship //
 * //Arithmetic //
 * //﻿Spelling //
 * //﻿History //
 * //﻿Physical Education //

= **//Daily Schedule//** =

9:35-945 Opening Exercises: Pledge, song, discussion of “memory gem.” 9:45-10:05 Handwriting: Group activity, copy memory gem in the Copy Book, writing drills 10:05-10:30 Grammar & Spelling: McGuffey’s Spelling Book 10:30-10:45 Recess: Introduction to Outhouse 10:45-11:15 Reading: Assign three levels in the McGuffey readers, role play 11:15-11:30 History: History of the school <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11:30-12:30 Lunch&Organized Games: Outside, weather permitting <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12:30-12:40 Storytime <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12:40-1:10 Arithmetic: Boardwork, slate work, drills <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1:10-1:45 Memory Work: Recite a previously-assigned poem <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1:45-2:00 Summary and Cleanup: A Journal Writing type activity