Schools of the Past and Present

First graders take a look at schools of the past and present, and try to conjure an idea of what schools of the future will look like. After taking a walk around their own school and taking note of the buildings and the things that are happening there, they go back to class and look at photographs and paintings which depict schools and schoolchildren from over 100 years ago. Each pupil constructs some sentences about schools of the past, present, and future. This rather ambitious lesson plan for first graders might best be done toward the end of the school year.