Ragged school museumObjects in the classroom

Task 1: Look at the picture of the Ragged school classroom, describe the classroom. How is it different from the CLC classroom?

Word boxSmall clean comfortable dark light new big old

dirty uncomfortable warm cold modern old fashioned

The Ragged school classroom was ______________________

The CLC classroom is ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Task2: Look at the words below, They are the equipment used in the ragged school and a modern school. Translate them into your own language. Put the words into the correct column

Bblackboard

The modern classroom The Victorian classroomwhiteboard blackboard paper slatemarker chalk pen dip pen table deskeraser rag pencil slate pencil

blackboard paper chalk pen slate

table whiteboard pencil eraser desk

rag marker dip pen slate pencil

Task 3: Look at the picture of the Ragged school teacher. Answer the questions below.

science pen beat slate book pen strict jeans fun pencil listen to music Maths shirt slate pencil nice long skirt mean art cane trousers t-shirt English talk scary have fun hit write corset shout

1. What was the teacher like?The teacher was very _______

2. What is your teacher like?My teacher is_____________

3. What did she hold in her hand?The teacher held a _________

4. What did she use it for?The teacher used it to ___________

5. What does your teacher hold in their hand?She/he holds a __________

6. What does your teacher use it for?They use it to _____________

7. What did the teacher wear?She wore _________________

8. What does your teacher wear?She/ he wears _____________

9. What did you learn about in the lesson?I learnt _____________________

10. What do you learn about in your school?I learn_______________________

11. In the ragged school classroom what are you allowed to do?We were __________________

12. What did you write on?I wrote on a _________________

13. What do you write on today?I write _________________

14. What did you write with?I wrote with___________

15. What do you use to write with today?I write with a ________________

16. Did you like the ragged school lesson?I liked it / I didn’t like it because __________

17. Would you like your lessons to be like that?Yes/no because______________________

Task 4: Look at the text, copy it into your book and write the correct words.

In Victorian times the (secondary/ragged) schools were

started for children who came from very (rich/poor)

families. Teachers wrote on a (blueboard/blackboard)

with (cheese/chalk). The teachers were very

(happy/strict) and used to hit the children with a

(flower/cane). Children used an (calculator/abacus) to

count.

They sat in (metal/wooden) desks. They used a

(iPad/slate) to write on with a (slate/coloured) pencil.

They also used a dip (finger/pen) with an ink well. If a

child did not sit up straight they would have to sit with a

(back/foot) straighter. Children who could not keep their

hands still had to wear (ear/finger) cuffs. Left handed

children were made to wear finger cuffs to make them

write with their right hand.

abacus Ink pen

Slate Finger cuffs

Back straightener Wooden desk

Slate pencil Cane

Chalk blackboard