Lake Forest Country Day School students Ella Cabbil (left) and Ameila Jansing take part in Pioneer Days. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Lake Forest Country Day School third-graders play a 1856-era game during Pioneer Days. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Lake Forest Country Day School teacher Cindy Edwards dons 1850s-style clothing in a classroom stripped of all its modern devices during the annual Pioneer Days for third graders. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Third-grade Jonathan Xakellis runs carrying a rubber egg on a wooden spoon during Pioneer Days at Lake Forest Country Day School. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Lake Forest Country Day School teacher Paul Moellering (left) uses quiltsas part of a lesson for his third-grade class during Pioneer Days. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media