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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 Life DVD SetA DAY IN THE LIFE SERIES

The A Day in the Life series gives students a glimpse of daily life in the eighteenth century. Through stories of people from the past, students experience colonial life from multiple perspectives: working-class young men, women, gentlemen, merchants, enslaved and free African Americans, and more. Learn about how their lives intersected and how society functioned in early America. The 3-disc boxed set includes two DVDs with eight 18-minute video episodes, and one CD-ROM with teacher materials, including background information, a timeline and glossary, and lesson plans with primary sources (in PDF format). The 3-D immersive role playing game Betwixt Folly and Fate and a link to the "Dress the Part" interactive Web activity are also included. (Grades 4–8), $99.00. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or email eftsupport@cwf.org.

 

Our Common PassageOUR COMMON PASSAGE
Written and Performed by Abigail Schumann

This compelling one-woman drama depicts the lives of four women against the dramatic backdrop of colonial America in the days before and during the American Revolution. (Grades 8–12), 38 mins, VHS $19.95, DVD $24.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or email eftsupport@cwf.org.

 

Hands-On History: Lady's PocketHANDS ON HISTORY: LADY'S POCKET
Hands-On History Object Kit

Women tied on their pockets and reached through slits in their petticoats to retrieve the personal items they kept there. This lady's pocket contains a fan, a wig curler, sewing implements (needle case and wax animal), coins (pieces of eight), a seal and wax, Aesop's Fable cards, and a receipt. (Grades 3–8), $99.00. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or email eftsupport@cwf.org.



Virginians at HomeVIRGINIANS AT HOME: FAMILY LIFE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

Edmund S. Morgan sketches the day-to-day life of colonial Virginians. From the planters of the Tidewater to the Scotch-Irish and German farmers in the Shenandoah Valley, he explores such matters as childhood, marriage, servants and slaves, homes, and holidays in the complex society of eighteenth-century Virginia. Hardbound, $16.95. Available from Williamsburg Marketplace.



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