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Teaching Resources for Your Classroom
Colonial Williamsburg offers a variety of quality instructional materials to
help you teach students about eighteenth-century life, including the following:
DUEL IN THE WILDERNESS by Karin C. Farley
A Book for Young Readers
An account of Washington's journey for younger readers. Young Major George Washington must deliver a message from the king of England to the French commanders in the Ohio wilderness. The mission will be dangerous. Washington has to travel through frontier lands where hostile Indians and French soldiers lurk. If he fails, England and France may go to war. (Grades 4-6), 220 pages, $4.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
THE JOURNAL OF MAJOR GEORGE WASHINGTON
In 1753, Virginia Governor Dinwiddie appointed 21-year-old Major George Washington to a delicate mission—deliver a letter to the local French commander demanding that he and his forces leave British territory and to bargain for support with the local Indian leaders. This book contains a reprint of Washington's original report on his mission as well as the text of Governor Dinwiddie's letter and the reply from the Principal French Officer. Printed as a facsimile of the original documents. (Grades 6-12), 42 pages, $8.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
HANDS-ON HISTORY: SOLDIER'S HAVERSACK
18th-Century Artifacts for the Classroom
Discover the hands-on excitement of historical investigation. 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. Teacher materials include a lesson strategy, discovery worksheet, annotated artifact inventory, glossary, graphic organizers, primary sources, and illustrations. This kit is a perfect complement to the premier of Colonial Williamsburg's Soldier of Liberty Electronic Field Trip, October 9, 2003.(Grades 3–8), $75.00. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
JOHN'S STORY: 1775
A Colonial Williamsburg Young Americans Series Book
As tensions rise between England and the colonies, John's father hopes for a peaceful solution. When his older brother George joins the militia to fight for Virginia liberties John is torn between the two people he admires most. (Grades 4-6), $9.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
TIN WHISTLES AND FIFES
Sounds of Colonial America
We're proud to include a selection of musical instruments and music CDs in our newest Teaching Resources Catalog!
1. The Tin Whistle Tune Book, compiled and written by Dr. William E. White. Nothing brings the past to life like music.These tunes in the are the popular music of the 18th century—the music that set colonists to whistling, humming, and dancing. Let the music students in your class recreate sounds of the past with these simple and delightful melodies. Tune Book, $3.25. Tune Book and Tin Whistle Set, $9.00.
2. Tin Whistle—The tin whistle, or penny whistle as it was known in 18th-century England, was a popular and inexpensive musical instrument (length 12"). $6.00.
3 & 4. Fifes—Along with drums, fifes were used to signal commands in battle and to call out the daily routine of 18th-century military camp life. Instructions included (length approx. 16"). Maple wood fife, $18.00. Plastic fife, $7.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
MARCHING OUT OF TIME
The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps performs authentic 18th-century military music. Hear tunes that inspired the courage of our patriots and step along to the exhilarating martial music that marked the routine of military troops during the Revolutionary War and sent them marching into battle. CD, $17.95. Cassette, $10.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail eftsupport@cwf.org.
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