Literature: "The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts" by Richard Peck
These sites are about the author, Richard Peck, and school houses. “The Teacher’s Funeral” takes place in a one room schoolhouse. Included are eThemes resources on some of Peck’s other books and several eThemes on times past.
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Scholastic: Richard Peck
Students can read a biography about Richard Peck and an interview transcript.
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Penguin Group: Richard Peck
This site has information about Richard Peck and displays a poem he wrote. Click on "Reading Group Guide" to get some discussion questions and a lesson plan. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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BookPage Interview
This library site has information about Richard Peck and the books he has written.
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Richard Peck Webcast
Students can watch this 30 minute webcast taped in 2004.
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Jasper County Schools
This site has many photographs of Missouri schools and school children during the 1900s. Browse the alphabetical index. NOTE: The site has a link to a guestbook.
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Bailey Log School
This site has photographs of Michigan school houses and rural scenes. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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eThemes Resource: Literature: "A Year Down Yonder" by Richard Peck
These websites are about the book "A Year Down Yonder" and author Richard Peck. Included are biographies, interviews, lesson plans, and more.
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eThemes Resource: Literature: "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
These websites are about the book "A Long Way from Chicago" and the author Richard Peck. Includes biographies, interviews, lesson plans, book reviews, activity ideas, and more. There is a link to a booklist of other humorous books.
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eThemes Resource: Life in the Past and Life Now
Compare life in the past with life now. Learn how key inventions of the past have changed the world. Find out what kind of clothing people wore in ancient times, what they ate, and how they traveled. Includes online games, quizzes, printouts, and coloring pages.
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eThemes Resource: Schools in the Nineteenth Century
These links are all about schools during the nineteenth century. View photographs of one room schoolhouses, read about a typical school day, and view timelines of the education system in America.
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eThemes Resource: Schools 100 Years Ago: Turn of the 20th Century
What was it like to go to school in the late 1800's and early 1900's? How big were the schools, how many grades? Investigates clothing, games, songs, and lifestyles. There is one site on frontier culture.
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eThemes Resource: St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
These sites have information about the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Includes visitors and the nations they represented, attractions, foods, exhibits, and antiques.
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eThemes Resource: Inventions: Ice Cream and Ice Cream Cones
Learn about the history of ice cream and the mystery surrounding the invention of the ice cream cone. Several people have been credited with inventing it, although it wasn't until the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair that the treat gained widespread popularity. Includes biographies, recipes, quizzes, and games.
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eThemes Resource: Inventions
This resource provides information on various inventions and inventors. Learn about scientific and just for fun inventions. Play games and answer trivia questions about inventions and patents.
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eThemes Resource: Changes in America since 1900
Here are resources on population, environment, communication, transportation, human rights, and other areas that have changed significantly in America in the last 100 years. There are timelines, statistics, images, original documents, animations, and other interactive features.
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eThemes Resource: Decade: 1900-1909
Students can learn about the Progressive Era using these sites. Find out about Andrew Carnegie and William Jennings Bryan. Investigate the Monroe Doctrine.
