Resources
Information Sheets
- About the NSW Schoolhouse Museum
- Early School Days
- Clothing
- How to Play Fly
- Chants and Rhymes
- Copperplate Lettering
- Jelly Pad Recipe
- All information sheets
Souvenirs
| Pen and Ink Set $5.00 |
Each set includes 3 nibs, one pen, powdered ink, blotting paper and script. Email us to order. |
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| Vere Foster’s Copy Book No. 10 $8.00 | This is a reproduction Vere Foster’s Copy Book No. 10 – Ornamental Lettering. The Vere Foster writing copy books were used in NSW schools for handwriting practice. Email us to order. |  |
Pre and Post Visit Resources
Social Story – Stage 1 social story in an inclusive format
Pre and Post Visit Suggestions – a list of ideas
Writing Tools Through Time – an animation
How Times Change – best watched after your visit, this digital teaching and learning resource features the NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education. Note: Please view after your visit as it does spoil some of the surprises if watched before.
Teaching History
AC History Units and Teaching History – comprehensive resource with units of learning and explanations, with examples, on how to teach historical concepts and skills
Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tools – scaffolds for analysing primary sources – Library of Congress
Using Primary Sources in the classroom – Library of Congress
History for those new to Teaching the Subject – explanations and strategies for teaching history – NSW Department of Education 2010
History K-10 Syllabus – NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum – NESA NSW
Guide to Using Picture Books in History K-10 – comprehensive listing of suggested picture books and some teaching and learning activities – NSW Department of Education 2017
