1. Ragged school museum
Objects 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 box
Small clean comfortable dark light new big old dirty
uncomfortable warm cold modern old fashioned
The Ragged school classroom was ______________________
The CLC classroom is
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
2.
3. 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
blackboard paper chalk pen slate
Bblackboard
table whiteboard pencil eraser desk
rag marker dip pen slate pencil
The modern classroom The Victorian classroom
whiteboard blackboard
paper slate
marker chalk
pen dip pen
table desk
eraser rag
pencil slate pencil
4. 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?
5. 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______________________
6. 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.
