Remembering School Days
 
Complete Kit:   SD105 $300

The best way today's children can find out what life used to be like is from yesterday's children.

Remembering School Days complete kit comprises:

Two Media Presentations on DVD with 12-page Guide in Binder. "The Great Slate Escape" explores the memories of the narrator's grandmother, who started school in a one-room schoolhouse, went to a city high school and college, remembers Chautauquas, and continues to learn.(14 minutes) "School ABC's" images update the school days in "The Great Slate Escape." Update even more with a discussion of school topics that begin with each letter of the alphabet.(7 minutes) Both programs have subtitles.

Sing-Along and Stories on CD with Guide in Binder. Five sing-along songs: "America"; "Auld Lang Syne"; "The Quilting Party"; "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"; "Now the Day is Over"; and "School Days". Wonderful reminiscences from three generations of school children, and a story, too.

25 Booklets. Remembering Schoolbooks with lessons in arithmetic, reading, spelling, cursive, and music all enlarged from old schoolbooks.

25 Handouts. Two poems in large-print for reading and reflection:  "Old School Days" and "The Tin Dipper.".

Scented Stickers. "School Days Aren't What They Used to Be. Or Are They?" A script and 50 scented cards (ten each of pine, gasoline, apple, orange, and chocolate) invite comparisons with school days past.

Skit. The teacher considers Jones, The Unwilling Student. Three scripts in large print.

Cap. A baseball cap to be worn by Jones in the skit.

Mortarboard. For the teacher in the skit to wear for the skit or for anyone to try on. Complete with tassel.

More Things to Touch. A leather marble bag with marbles and jacks, a pen holder and tip, and a slate pencil.

Manual. Program suggestions, and resources, discussion topics, and additional ideas. (101 very educational pages)

Kit bag. Holds everything together in a convenient carrying case of navy blue and yellow vinyl. Includes window pocket and luggage tag labels.

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