Victorian schools

How many children could be in a Victorian classroom?

• 20

• 40

• 80

What lessons did all of the children learn?

• The 3 R's: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.

• Science and PE

• Sewing

Finish the sentence:

Victorian teachers were very....

• kind

• funny

• strict

What did Victorian children learn to write on?

• paper

• wood

• slate

What did a Victorian teacher write on?

• A white board.

• A chalk board.

• In interactive white board.

Why did rich Victorian children have a better education?

• They had governess to teach them and books.

• Their parents helped them.

• They were rich.

What did the girls learn at home?

• To cook for their parents

• To ride a horse

• To sing, to play piano and to sew

What is a "Dame" school?

• A church

• A kind of school run by a local woman

• A kind of school run by men

Who ran the other schools?

• Churches and charities

• Local men

• The soldiers

What is a "ragged school" ?

• A school for rich children

• A school to learn how to cook

• A school for poor children and orphans

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