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Training School 3rd Grade First Floor - Room 18.

Title: Training School 3rd Grade First Floor - Room 18.
Description: This image depicts a math lesson being given to a group of 3rd grade Training School students. The woman standing next to the math equations is likely Harriet Plunkett who taught 3rd grade at the Normal in 1892. Third grade arithmetic consisted of learning numeration to 1,000,000, subtraction, addition, and basic multiplication and division. Students also were also taught about healthy vs. unhealthy foods, and positive eating habits in this grade, as a part of the “General Lessons” curriculum.
Publisher: Gibson Studio
Subject: Black-and-white photography, Student teachers, Boys, Girls, Students, Desks, Learning
Location: Michigan State Normal School, Ypsilanti, MI

Item sets: Class of 1892 Photograph Collection--World's Columbian Exposition