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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the customs used in Czechoslavakia and Mexico regarding Christmas.
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Curated OER

Organizing Main Ideas and Supporting Details

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read given information and identify the main ideas and specific detail of the story. In groups, they read a historical title and create a "book talk" for each one, summarizing the story. In addition, students create a...
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Curated OER

Food Matters

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify physical and chemical changes. In this science inquiry lesson, 5th graders observe the changes that occur when making bread and butter. Students explain if the product is result of a physical or chemical change.
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Curated OER

A Day for Choosing Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners read contemporary news articles about public protest. They describe a form of protest that took place in 18th-century Virginia. Students compare events or ideas that people protest about today to events or ideas protested about...
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Uen: Colonial Williamsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find web sites, documents and resources about Colonial Williamsburg, as well as information about the Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Tour the Town

For Students K - 1st
Take an interactive tour of Colonial Williamsburg to experience and explore The Revolutionary City and to see Colonial Williamsburg's modern properties. By clicking on a blue icon, you will get in-depth information on each point of...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Mathematics With a Mob Cap

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This hands-on multidisciplinary activity, combines math and social studies. Young scholars will discover how 18th Century fashion, and culture impacted Colonial Life.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Kids Zone: Colonial Postcard Maker

For Students K - 1st
An online interactive activity in which students create a postcard with a scene from colonial Williamsburg and send by email to a friend.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Eighteenth Century Music and Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site provides lesson that examines the role of dance and music in Colonial Williamsburg. Interactive group activities highlight this lesson.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Classroom Tested Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Detailed lesson plans are provided for many colonial Williamsburg happenings.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg History

For Students 9th - 10th
This page goes directly to the homepage of Colonial Williamsburg, which historically reenacts the life of early English settlement in Virginia.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: 18th Century Clothing

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource provides a history of men's and women's clothing in colonial times. Includes photographs.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Kids Zone: Tool Trouble

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning game in which students help the blacksmith in colonial Williamsburg find his tools and learn about the art of working with metals and iron.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Colonial Williamsburg home page. Includes a virtual field calendar educational information, calendar of events, and tourism information.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Looking at 18th Century Clothing

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Museum that provides pictures and explanations of colonial clothing.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: A Colonial Christmas in Wiliamsburg

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site offers a glimpse of Christmas Celebrations in Colonial Virginia.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Meet the People

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the people of colonial Williamsburg! Content includes a focus on the life of African-Americans, colonial children, tradesmen, and elite members of society. Special focus is also placed on the lives of George & Martha Washington,...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides a detailed overview of role religion played in the lives of the colonists. Content explores how religion played a part in the Revolution, and the statute for religious freedom, as well as providing a lesson plan, a link...
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Charles Cornwallis (1738 1805)

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Cornwallis began his career sympathizing with the colonist's views before the Revolutionary War, but loyalty to the king won out when called upon to suppress the rebellion in America. Learn about major events in his life, battles...
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Patrick Henry (1736 1799)

For Students 9th - 10th
Patrick Henry stoked the fires of the Revolutionary War during his time in the House of Burgesses in such a way that some colonists accused him of treason. Follow his political and law career and learn about the impact he made on our...
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Politics in Colonial Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the politics involved in Colonial Williamsburg, leading up to the American Revolution. Content focuses on famous speeches, documents, and influential people.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: 18th Century Trades Sampler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the types of trades and merchants found in 18th Century Williamsburg. Such trades include: apothecary, blacksmith, founder, harness maker, milliner, printer and bookbinder, shoemaker, silversmith, and wigmaker.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Redefining Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Colonial Williamsburg Museum explores the different "families" of colonial Williamsburg. Content includes a focus on each cultural group: white, Native American, and black.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.

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