Research the history of your school or school system.  When was your school built?  Who is it named for, and why?  Was there an older building on the same site, or nearby?

2) One Room School                                                         

Borrow the “Old Fashioned School Day” suitcase from the Mahoning Valley Historical Society and re-create a one-room school in your classroom.

3) Internet

Visit the Old Sturbridge Village website for first-hand accounts of early school experiences (www.osv.org/education/docs/index.html ).