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 schoolday, and view timelines of the education system in America. There is a link to an eThemes resource on schools in the twentieth century.
Grades
- 3,
- 4,
- 5
Links
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PBS: A Day in the Life
Follow a day in the life of several different children in the nineteenth century.
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PBS: The Story of Public Education
This PBS website is all about the history of public education in America. Includes timelines and videos.
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400 Years in Education
Here is a timeline of innovations in America’s schools during the 1800s.
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ThinkQuest: American Elementary Schools in the Early 1800s
This student created website includes information about schools in the early 1800s. Click on “Mid-1800s” to learn about school later in the nineteenth century.
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1800s Rural Life Photos
Scroll down to see photographs of a rural schoolhouse from the 1800s.
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Locust School
Scroll down to “Background Information” to learn about a one-room school house in rural Iowa.
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The Northern Great Plains: Schooling
Click on the links to see photographs of schools, students, and teachers in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.
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One Room School Houses
Find out what was expected of elementary school students in the late 1800s.
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The Riverside Schoolhouse
Here are more photographs from a one room schoolhouse.
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The Old Stone School
Read the history of this old stone schoolhouse in Massachusetts.
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8th Grade Final Exam from 1895
Here are questions from an eighth grade final exam in the late nineteenth century.
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Education in Utah
Read this short article about schools in Utah in the 1800s.
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St. Louis Historic Context: Education
Read about schools in St. Louis in the nineteenth century.
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eTheme Resource: Schools One Hundred 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.
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