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Teaching Resources for Your Classroom

Colonial Williamsburg offers a variety of quality instructional materials to help you teach students about life in early America, including the following:

Quill Pen, Ink Powder & PaperQUILL PEN, INK POWDER & PAPER

A goose feather quill pen and powdered ink (makes 3 fluid oz.) were the basic writing instruments in the 18th century. Twelve sheets of laid paper and envelopes in pack. Quill Pen: $2.00, Ink Powder: $1.95, Paper: $5.50. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.




Hands-On History: Soldier's HaversackHANDS-ON HISTORY: Soldier's Haversack

A stout canvas bag with a shoulder strap used to carry a soldier's rations and personal belongings. This Revolutionary War haversack carries a copy of the Virginia Gazette newspaper, a penny whistle, dice, a musket ball, flint and steel, a tin cup, a cockade, and playing cards. Grades 3-8, $75.00. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.



The World Turned Upside DownTHE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
Music from the Yorktown Battlefield

Inspiration for selections performed on this newly released CD from Colonial Williamsburg came from a collection of fife and drum music played at the Battle of Yorktown—the final battle of the American Revolutionary War. Legend has it that the British played a tune called "The World Turned Upside Down" the day they surrendered. Although historians find no record of the tune being played that day, they do know many pieces that were, and the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg perform selections from the battlefield on this CD. Also included is a short video clip of the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg at work. $17.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.