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Create a well-deserved badge. Click the picture to download.
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Creating and playing with a Button Buzzer is just one of the book's activities. Click the picture to download.
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Write about or discuss a picture below. The following story starters may be considered.
I think the people ...
I wish I lived then ...
I am happier living in these times ...
Writing paper lines spacing: 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" 3/4" 1"
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I think the people ...
I wish I lived then ...
I am happier living in these times ...
Writing paper lines spacing: 1/4" 3/8" 1/2" 3/4" 1"
To colour a picture below, click on it to download and print. Colour the pictures as wanted. If the technology is at hand, the result can be scanned or photographed, and saved.
1. Thomas House Bed - Why is this lady putting straw in her bed? What would it be like sleeping on straw?
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2. Esther Silverthorn Thomas - Write a story about a friendly ghost. Want to share thoughts about ghosts?
3. Thomas House Baking - How is a fire built in fireplace? What would be cooked over it? What else was the fire used for?
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4. Thomas House Stairs -
Be creative to say where these stairs go. Would that be a good place to go and why?
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5. Thomas House Spinning Wheel - What was this spinning wheel was used for? What movies or stories have spinning wheels been in?
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6. Thomas House South Side - Write a story about what living in their 1829 house might have been like for the Thomas family. What is it like living at home today?
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7. Tea Time in Oakville - What might these ladies talk about back in the year 1860? What do ladies talk about now?
8. Lakeside Park Gazebo/Band Shell - 8. Why is there a gazebo/band shell in the middle of a park? What might it have been used for? What is it used for now?
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9. Oakville Town Crier - What was the job of a town crier? Why did he ring a bell? Why does Oakville still have a Town Crier? Would it be good to become the next Oakville Town Crier? Betty Kading, Oakville's former Town Crier won first place in the women's section in the World at the Australian Town Crier event. What would it be like to travel the world representing Oakville?
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10. Thomas House - What is a butter churn? How did they work?
11. The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway Station - The terminal building was recently restored. Where is it? What replaced this train service? Passenger trains have brought people to Oakville for many years. What do freight trains carry? What is it like or might be like to ride a train?
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12. Last Steam Train (through Oakville) - Trains used to be steam powered. How was the steam created? Are steam, diesel or electric train engines the best and why?
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13. Barbara S. Grieve - Describe how this lady’s clothing is different than people who ride bicycles today. Why has the style of clothing changed? How have bicycles changed?
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14. Ollie Johnson - What might or did this man win the trophy for? What is it like to win something?
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15. Harp - A harp is a very old instrument. How many strings and pedals might this harp have? How was it moved around? What does a harp sound like?
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16. 1960 Picnic - Why does this boy have his head in a bucket of water with floating apples? Is this safe? What is the best game to play with others?
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17. Six Unidentified Children - How are children’s clothes today different from the ones in this picture?
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18. Pte. Ernist F. Pullen - Why is this man dressed this way? Where might he be going?
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19. White Star Steamer - Where do you think this steamboat is going or coming from (use your imagination)? When did it last visit Oakville?19. Where do you think this steamboat is going or coming from (use your imagination)? When did it last visit Oakville?
20. Sixteen School- Describe how lessons might have been taught by a teacher in a small one room school in 1890? Was learning things better then or now, and why?
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