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Schools Girls stopped when they could read the Bible (__________________). Boys usually stopped there, unless they were really smart. These few would go a special school to become a minister, where they studied ___________________. At 18, they would take a test to see if they got into ________________, a special college that trained ministers
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Colonial Life• Massachusetts and
Connecticut had laws saying that if there were _____________, a teacher needed to be hired and a school setup.
• These schools were called __________________ schools.
Schools• Boys went to
___________________while girls went to ___________________.
• There was no chalkboards, maps, or paper.
• School teachers were strict and were allowed to hit their students or make them wear a dunce hat.
Schools• Girls stopped when they
could read the Bible (__________________).
• Boys usually stopped there, unless they were really smart.
• These few would go a special school to become a minister, where they studied ___________________.
• At 18, they would take a test to see if they got into ________________, a special college that trained ministers
Hornbooks
A hornbook is a piece of wood with printed words on both sides of it. It is covered by a thin sheet of cow horn. Children were taught to read so they could read the Bible.
New England Primer• This was the first
textbook.• It was used to teach
children how to read the Bible and say their prayers.
• It taught right from wrong.
• __________: It was used to teach children what the Puritans thought was most important.