The Alex Youck One Room School is located inside the Regina Public Schools J.A. Burnett Centre. This is a half day program run by the Outdoor Environmental Education Department.
Content of program:
Students will:
- step inside the fully furnished one room school and go back over 100 years to be a pupil from the early 1900's
- do math on slates, handwriting with quill and ink, read aloud from Victorian age readers, play musical instruments, and dance to a 78 record played on a gramophone
- explore and determine what certain objects were used for and how they compare to what are in our schools today
Length of program
- This is a half day program, offered in either morning or afternoon.
Preparation for program
- Bus to Division Office must be booked by the teacher (at cost of $91.00).
- Teachers will be emailed pre-teaching information.
- Teacher and students are encouraged to dress in clothing from that time period.
- Students should bring water bottles. There is no water fountain available.
Related Documents:
| Pre-Visit Classroom Activities |
| Post-Visit Classroom Activities |
| Teacher Preparation for classes visiting Alex Youck One Room School |
| God Save the King lyrics |
| 1915 Rules for Female Teachers |
| Saskatchewan Settlement Experience |
| The Little Stone Schoolhouse |
| A Day in the Life of a One Room School Student |
Curriculum Connections |
Outcomes |
Indicators |
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Grade 1 |
Social Studies |
IN1.1 Describe diversity of traditions, celebrations or stories of individuals in the classroom and school. |
a,c,d |
DR1.1 Relate family events and stories of the recent or distant past to the student's place in present day family life. |
a,b,c |
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Grade 2 |
Social Studies |
DR2.1 Investigate stories of significant events and persons in local community's history to describe the contribution of those who lived in the community in earlier times. |
a,b,d |
Grade 3 |
Social Studies |
RW3.1 Appraise the ways communities meet their members' needs and wants. |
b,c |
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Arts Ed. |
CP3.3 Sustain roles in dramatic situations and accept/respond to others in role, using the environment (e.g., natural, constructed, imagined) as inspiration. |
a,b,c |
Grade 4 |
Arts Ed. |
CP4.3 Assume a range of roles and strategies in drama work, using a Saskatchewan context as inspiration. |
a,b,c,d |
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Social Studies |
IN4.2 Describe the origins of the cultural diversity in Saskatchewan communities. |
a,b,c,d,f |
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Social Studies |
DR4.1 Correlate the impact of the land on the lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of Saskatchewan. |
c,e,f |
Grade 5 |
Social Studies |
DR5.1 Correlate the impact of the land on the lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of Saskatchewan. |
a,b,c |
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Social Studies |
DR5.2 Assess the impact of the environment on the lives of people living in Canada. |
a,b,c |
Grade 6 |
Social Studies |
DR6.2 Analyze ways in which the land affects human settlement patterns and social organization, and ways in which human habitation affects land. |
c |
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Social Studies |
DR6.4 Relate contemporary issues to their historical origins in Canada and a selection of countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. |
a |
