EARLY AMERICAN EDUCATION
The days of education in Early America are filled with memories of one-room schools, chalkboards, recess, goose quill pens, ABC hornbooks, battledores, McGuffey readers and other educational books and materials. In colonial America, for example, there were many free schools. Children attended class 6 days a week for three months a year. There was ony one teacher per schoolhouse. Students were taught in groups and would 'learn their lessons' while the other students did their schoolwork or played at recess.
HOMESTEAD FOLK TOYS OFFERS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF EDUCATIONAL INTEREST: |
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Wooden paddle version of the typical teaching hornbook, as used in early American schools. Our version features a standard lesson-sheet (not covered with horn). The ABC hornbook was the very first 'school book' in the new world. #401 |
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Charming little pocket book, detailing the use of the ABC Hornbook in early American education. The book also features a cardboard Hornbook to cut out and use. #402 |
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Small, tri-fold teaching battledore, reproduced from early sources. Made of heavy cardboard, as they were back then. #403 |
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This book contains an insight into the daily life of long-ago school children. Included are descriptions of the schoolhouses, the teachers and 'school supplies' along with easy-to-make facsimilies of a hornbook, slateboard, quill pen, battledore and more. #404 |
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Our original design is based on the slate and chalkboard game activities of the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes traditional chalkboard games, chalkboard with wooden frame, chalk and eraser. Some of the games included are : Tic-Tac-Toe, Monastery, Who Am I? and many more. #406 |
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Make your own goose quill just as the early colonists did. Our Goose Quill package includes a genuine goose feather to cut and fashion and recipes for homemade inks. The Goose Quill pen was used in the signing of the Declaration of Independence and many other historical documents. #407 |
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Set of 5 unvarnished cedar pencils , without erasers, as they were imported to the colonies in the 18th century. Wrapped in a parchment history sheet. #409 |
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Based on the memories of Elizabeth Goose, the daughter of one of the Mayflower voyagers. She is believed by many to be the real Mother Goose, who raised sixteen children and serenaded them with her songs and rhymes. #410 |
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Always a sentimental children's favorite. Apple-topped wooden pencil, individually packaged with history sheet describing early American education . #409 |
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Collection of tall tales, superstitions, sayings, riddles, jokes and tongue twisters from long ago. Many of these date back to the days of colonial America and have remained in common use ever since. Children and adults alike enjoyed these activities while sitting 'round the creek bank or gathering around the keeping fire at night. #413 |
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Features 24 selected stories from the Golden Age of children's literature in America. Most of the stories in this collection represent the desire to educate the child and to teach a moral lesson. The stories were published in period publications and have been preserved ever since. #414 |
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Sample pages from vintage American children's books. All pages have been reproduced from first edition sources, when possible. An excellent look at the art of engraving as presented in children's literature long ago. The art of engraving reached its peak during the 19th century #415 |
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HOMESTEAD ALSO OFFERS (not pictured):
#405 Pages From Early American School books |
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