Reading & Writing

The School Bell Is Ringing
How different the schools were of our ancestors.  They attended school in a one room school house.  They were not as comfortable and certainly not as well equipped.  Print the worksheet and follow the story link to make your own customized country school story.  The photos take you back in time.

After Lunch Stories
Each day after lunch the teacher would read stories aloud.  Choose a story and your teacher will read to you.

Power Proofreading
Now it's time to trade papers with your partner and proofread their work just like in the old days.  Choose a grade level and find the errors. (Shockwave required)

Wacky Web Tales
Writing and identifying parts of speech was oh so important in country school.  Identify the word and create a wild tale!  If you are unsure of parts of speech there is always help.  Just click on Parts of Speech help.

Fake Out
Country school teachers always assigned a list of new words each week and it was the student's job to find the definition of the new words.  Here is your test.  Are you ready?

Grammar Class
Grandma and grandpa had a special class called Grammar.  This is where they learned parts of speech.  You can learn grammar just like you ancestors.

Spelling Fun
In country school you were expected to proofread your own work just like your teachers expect you to do today.  This site offers some great country school practice. 

A Spelling Bee
Let's have a good old fashioned spelling bee.  Cover the words and practice first.

Another Spelling Bee
Here is another spelling bee challenge.  Perhaps you will be the winner of the spelling bee.