The fourth graders experienced what it was like to live as a pioneer. The teachers produced a hands-on learning environment where the students compared and contrasted life in the early 1800's to their own lives, i.e. education in a one room schoolhouse, entertainment, living conditions, food, transportation, and clothing.
The students dressed in period clothing, read from the McGuffey's Fourth Reader, used slates instead of paper, had a spelling bee, used the Bible as a textbook for several different subjects, learned about music, played games, learned to square dance, jumped rope before school waiting for the teacher to ring the bell, had special pioneer treats, cleaned cotton, and had two guest speakers. The entire week culminated in a visit to the Grange Hall School at Old Alabama Town.
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