Hockey Cards and Hopscotch

I remember this reader from grade 4 I think it was. I believe it had either all Newfoundland or all Canadian stories it it.

Hinterland Who's Who

This is one of the few things on eBay I actually wanted to bid on and buy. When I was growing up Hinterland Who's Who "ads" would come on tv. The muskox, the loon, the grizzly and other animals found in Canada were profiled in these tv spots and the best part was you could send away for free brochures about the animals. We sent away for them a couple of times. You never knew what ones you would get and we read them many times. You can see many of the original ads on YouTube.

Driftwood & Dandelions Reader

I remember using this reader in grade 4. I think it was full of Canadian stories. We also had one called "Hopscotch & Hockey Sticks" but so far I have not found that for sale on eBay.

Science Book

This science textbook looks very familiar, I must have used it in elementary school.

Geography Text Book

I think I used this text book in elementary school. If I didn't, my brothers or sisters did.

Language Comes Alive

I don't think I used this in elementary school but I think my older sisters and brother did. I remember it being around the house. We often played school with old textbooks.

Oh Canada Game

When I was in elementary school every student got one of these games. It was a French-English game that came with a record and a comic book. The comic book told the story of some people who won a lotto ticket and had a magic vehicle that took them on a journey across Canada. The vehicle could fly, go on roads and under water. The record had songs in English and French. I really enjoyed the game and story.

Spelling Book

I remember this series of spellers from elementary school....Spelling in Language Arts......and memorizing a list of spelling words every week.

The New Days and Deeds Reader

My older sisters and brother used this reader in school. Apparently they were allowed to keep their school books because this reader and a few others were in our bookshelves at home. I loved the stories in it.

Totor et Tristan French textbook

I think my older sister used this French book in elementary school. It was around the house with the rest of our books but I didn't use it in school.

Adding Machine

My parents owned this and my father used it on occasion, I would say when he was doing up his taxes. It was kept in their bedroom closet and had a plastic cover. We would play with it if Dad had it down, but not with paper in it (that would be a waste!). This was as high-tech as it got at our house in the 1970's.

Dick and Jane

I never used this book in school, I'm too young for that, but my older sister did and this was around the house when I was growing up (back then I guess you got to keep your textbooks).

Microscope

This was my older brother's. It came with a lot of prepared slides of bug's wings and cells, we loved looking at them.

Reader

This was a reader my older brother and sisters used in elementary school. I didn't use it but we had it at home and I loved reading all the stories.

Multiplier

OK, did anyone else have one of these or was I the only geeky child out there? I got it for Christmas when I was in grade 3. I remember bringing it to school for show and tell. You slid the tabs to reveal the answer of the 2 numbers you wanted to multiply. It was pretty neat, considering this was before calculators!

The Moon

Along with a globe of the world we also had a moon globe. It was in my brother's room on his dresser, I think my parents ordered it from Reader's Digest. Of course we sometimes used it as a ball and a couple of times we took it apart (it was made of tin and could come apart in 2 halves, it sat on a plastic base).

World Map Pencil Box

I don't know how long this was in our family or where it came from but it was always in the top drawer of Dad's filing cabinet (the drawer without files, it was like a junk drawer and a treasure trove for us kids). Our pencil box was green but was exactly like this. What made it special was the world map on top and the two little wheels you could turn. The country name was displayed in one window and the capital of that country was displayed in the other window. I guess I played with it enough that the capitals were ingrained in my memory because I still know many world capitals. We were playing a trivia game not to long ago and the question (for bonus points) was "What is the capital of Turkey?". My partner didn't think I would know but I did, thanks in part I am sure to this pencil box. (oh, the answer is Ankara)

Calculator

This was the first calculator I owned, we had to buy one when I was in grade 10. My older brother and sisters used a slide rule. This was $50 and I got a deal because the school ordered a lot at a time. It was called a scientific calculator but really only did a few functions like sine and cosine. It had a red display and took a 9 volt battery. Times have changed!