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Held at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells, SC.....http://chmuseums.org/brattonsville/index.php
Historic Brattonsville Academy: Schooldays of 1840
3rd–4th Grade
"From the minute the school bell rings, students become scholars in an 1840’s academy. They walk, talk and play as children did in the 1840s. This highly immersive program shows students, first-
hand, what school was like before the Civil War. Lesson includes: ciphering (on slates), grammar, quill penmanship, spelling, geography and games."
Program Length 9 am–1 pm, Max 25 students (2 adults allowed)
$10 per student
Standards: Social Studies 3-1.2, 3-1.3, 3-4.1, 4-3.7 English & Language Arts 3-3.1, 3-4.2, 4-4.2 Mathematics 3-1.1, 3-1.3, 3-1.5, 4-1.3, 4-1.5 Physical Education 5-1.1, 5-1.2, 5-1.3, 5-5.6, 5-6.2
***Pre-Visit activities Sam did are as follows:
Assemble & Decorate Copybook, Previewed lessons in copybook: Nouns, Verbs, US Presidents as of 1840's
Read & Discussed: Letter from Martha Bratton
Discussed & Completed: Activity Sheet – Trading Places
Read & Discussed: What Will it Be Like at Brattonsville Academy?
Read & Discussed: What Will I Learn at Brattonsville Academy?
Read & Discussed: School Supplies in 1840s
Read & Discussed: Brattonsville Academy Glossary
Viewed & Discussed :Pre-visit video: Quills, Slates, and Graces
Read & Discussed: Classroom Rules, How to Address Teachers
Sam was extremely interested in and excited about everything we did pre-visit, and never became distracted once.
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| Sam's 'copybook', name written with 'quill pen', design decorated with water colors. |
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| Sam practicing 'roundhand' of the letters O and C. |
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| The 'Scholars' |
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| The 'Scholars' meeting the 'Mistresses' |
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| Recess |
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| Recess |
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| Recess |
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| Recess |
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| Meeting the School Mistresses |
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| Getting into uniform. |
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| Hmmm...is this why Unschoolers are usually considered evil? ;) |
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| Boys in the back of the class! |
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| Boys working in their 'copybooks' |
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| View of inside 1840s classroom |
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| Boys working on their 'copybooks' |
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| Girls using the 'quill pens' for practicing 'roundhand' |
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| Boys using 'quill pens' to practice 'roundhand' |
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| Sam using his 'quill pen' to practice 'roundhand' |
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| School Mistress teaching them to labor so Satan won't get them in trouble! |
Sam really enjoyed this! He says the School Mistresses told him he could come back to their 1840s school anytime he likes!
