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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:

A Day in the LifeA DAY IN THE LIFE
Video Series and Companion Teaching Resources CD

Spend a day in Williamsburg in May 1774! Eight episodes with lesson plans and primary sources. Each 18-minute video is a window to the daily life of people in early America. In this four-video set, some of the 18th-century people with whom you'll spend a May day include: Tom, an apprentice carpenter; Mr. Carter, a counselor to the royal governor; Daniel Grove, a young gentry man who will escort Mr. Carter's daughter to an evening ball; Jill, a slave on the Grove plantation; Anne, a free black seamstress; Patsy, the daughter of a store owner, and many more. Includes a CD-ROM with 180 pages of lesson plans and primary source materials. (Grades 4–8), $99.00. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org. Also available now at www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.

 

Link to the Past, Bridge to the FutureLINK TO THE PAST, BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE:
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG'S ANIMALS
By John P. Hunter

This book provides a link to our colonial past, when animals were a vital part of everyday life. The lavishly illustrated book covers an eclectic array of livestock and pets, including those in the Rare Breeds program designed to preserve and showcase animals similar to those that lived in the colonial era. Link to the Past demonstrates the integral role of animals as they provided labor, transportation, recreation, and companionship. Contains 190 color illustrations. 104 pages. $14.95. Available now at www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.

 

If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days
IF YOU LIVED IN WILLIAMSBURG IN COLONIAL DAYS
By Barbara Brenner

Explore the daily tempos of life in the 1770s in this question-and-answer book - Williamsburg from politics and the economy to colonial homes and foodways. Grades 4-5, 79 pages. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org. Also vailable now at www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.



Primary Sources CD-ROMPrimary Sources CD-ROMTHINK LIKE A HISTORIAN
Primary Sources CD-ROMs

Using video clips, bulit-in activities, and teacher-created lesson plans, these CD-ROMs introduce students to the fundamentals of historical research. The Grades 1-3 CD-ROM provides an interactive experience with primary sources. The Grades 4-6 CD-ROM encourages students to analyze and evaluate evidence and has recently been recognized with two national awards from Technology & Learning and Learning Magazines . MAC or PC operating system, requires CD-ROM drive, optional Web browser, Internet connection, and Adobe Acrobat Reader (supplied on disc). $39.95 each. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.