Technology
This device was used to listen to music and news at home.
What is a radio?
Many families in 1926 cooked meals using this appliance or tool.
What is a stove?
A popular type of movie in 1926 that did not have talking
What is a silent film?
This style of dress was very popular during the 1920s.
What are flapper dresses?
Many students wrote with this instead of a Chromebook.
What is a pencil?
People watched silent movies in these places.
What is a movie theater?
Most families did not have dishwashers, so they had to do this by hand.
What is wash dishes?
This music style became popular during the 1920s.
What is jazz?
A popular type of hat worn by men in the 1920s.
What is a fedora?
Instead of smartboards, classrooms used this to write notes for students.
What is a chalkboard?
This invention made it easier to travel long distances without a horse.
What is a car (automobile)?
Many people got their food from these places instead of big supermarkets.
What is a local market or general store?
Many families gathered around this to hear news and music.
What is a radio?
Women who followed new fashion trends were sometimes called this.
What are flappers?
Many children played outside because they didn’t have these.
What are video games / phones / TVs?
This invention helped people talk to others from far away, even though not everyone had one yet.
What is a telephone?
In 1926, many homes did not have air conditioning, so people stayed cool using these.
What are fans / open windows?
This sport became very popular in the 1920s, especially with famous players like Babe Ruth.
What is baseball?
Men often wore these formal items to work, even for regular jobs.
What are suits and ties?
Some kids had to leave school early to do this.
What is work to help their family?
This was a popular way people listened to recorded music before Spotify or iPods.
What is a phonograph/record player?
In many homes, clothes were cleaned without modern machines, often using this tool.
What is a washboard?
These social dances became popular in the 1920s.
What are the Charleston / swing dancing?
Many women in the 1920s cut their hair into this short hairstyle.
What is a bob?
In 1926, students often learned by reading from this type of book instead of using the internet.
What is a textbook?