1. Read the short story, "The Fun They Had," by Isaac Asimov. This story, set in the future when ALL students are educated at home via a cyber-school-like setting, describes a young girl's discovery of a "primary source" detailing students" experiences in schools like those of today, and her envy of those students for "the fun they had." Students could compare the THREE educational experiences and discuss/write appropriate responses.) 2. The Cumberland County Historical Society has a traveling trunk on the one-room schoolhouse. As an enhancement to this lesson, call and have the travel trunk items on hand. In particular, consider using the trunk at the three learning stations you have set up. Items in the trunk include slates and slate pencils, quill and fountain pens, McGuffey's schoolbooks, "fire wood," school clothes, lunch pail, dunce caps, and recess games. To contact the Cumberland County Historical Society call 717-249-7610. 3. Have students make their own quill and try writing with it. Directions can be found at http://www.nhhistory.org/edu/support/nhgrowingup/quillpens.pdf. 4. Students can reenact a day in the life of a one-room schoolhouse. See this website Pioneer Sholes School Teacher's Manual http://www.pioneersholesschool.org/pages/manual/introduction.html for ideas of activities with students.

Hornby School Museum
10297 Station Road
North East, PA 16428
(814) 725-5680 or (814) 739-2720

Hornby School was one of ten original school houses built in Greenfield Township, Pennsylvania. It was closed in 1956 and has since been restored to its c. 1873 condition. It contains many original desks, books, stove, and other school memorabilia. Also on the property is a working pump and out-house. Most artifacts are hands on. The museum is open to groups for a day-long experience in a one-room school. A detailed curriculum is available for teachers or home-schoolers upon request.

Landis Valley Museum/the Maple Grove Schoolhouse
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717/569-0401

This museum is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and provides a 45-minute school program about the one-room schoolhouse experience. An informative website page includes details about field trip programs, academic standards they meet, pre-visiting materials for your class, and other educational opportunities.

Shippensburg University -reconstructed one-room schoolhouse
Office of Alumni Affairs
Shippensburg University
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299
(717) 477-1218

The Mount Jackson (or Potato Point) School was taken apart brick by brick in September 1969 and reconstructed on the campus of Shippensburg University. This one-room school now occupies an area known as the Shakespearean Theater, located along Route 696. Originally, the Mount Jackson School stood on a site north of Newburg. It was built in 1865 and was in use until 1954. The site linked above also includes a link to a printable brochure.

The Little Red Schoolhouse
200 East Jefferson Street
Butler, PA 16001
724.283.8116

This is a living-history museum which recreates the one-room schoolhouse experience for school classes today.