A Colonial Tour from TeachersFirst: Williamsburg
Williamsburg is one of America's oldest historical reconstruction projects. Begun more than forty years ago with funding from the Rockefeller family as a colonial archaeology project, Williamsburg today is a completely reconstructed colonial town which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, as well as scores of school classes.
A thorough visit to Williamsburg takes a day or two and requires careful planning in the spring and summer seasons. The historical attractions at Jamestown and Yorktown are nearby, and there are also a number of other tourist attractions and theme parks in the Williamsburg area. The links below will give you more information.
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Colonial Gardener - Colonial Williamsburg
Grades
2 to 6
tag(s): colonial america (81), colonization (7), plants (71)
In the Classroom
Display and try the activity on the interactive whiteboard or projector during a unit on plants to demonstrate the growth and care of plants in a garden. During a unit on Colonial Times allow students to try this activity to see what it was like to do chores in the Colonial Days. This is a great one for a learning station and/or cooperative learning groups!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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The 18th Century Paper Doll Game - Colonial Williamsburg
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K to 5In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector during a unit on the 18th century. Allow your class a short historic diversion and have students dress an 18th century paper doll. There are other fun activities on this page that also address the life and times of citizens in 18th century Williamsburg. Post a link to this page on the class website for enrichment activities at home. The non-verbal aspect of this activity may help ESL and ELL students gain a better understanding of the customs and traditions typical of this period of time in the United States. Those classrooms planning to visit Colonial Williamsburg will definitely want to utilize this site. Students in schools too far away to make this journey can enjoy a "virtual" field trip to Colonial Williamsburg via the Internet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colonial Williamsburg - History for Kids Daily Jigsaw Puzzles - Colonial Williamsburg
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (81), evolution (89), virginia (17), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
This site can be used in several different ways. Use it on an interactive whiteboard or projector as a center during social studies time. Have students solve the puzzle and then write about what they've revealed. Put it on classroom computers and have students use it for a morning warm up. This site will work for all ability levels because you are able to change the number and style of the pieces in the puzzle window.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Museum of American History - Interactive Flag - Smithsonian Institute
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K to 12tag(s): colonial america (81), flag day (10), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use the Explore the Flag section on the site as a whole group activity. Have students explore the site independently or in small groups. If used independently put the site on a classroom computer and use as a center. To use in small groups, set up a game show format. Using the Star Quiz game, break students into groups and ask the questions. Whichever team collects the most stars wins. In addition, take individual or group photos and submit them to be part of the flag mosaic. Additional ideas can be found in the provided educator resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colonial Williamsburg Interactive - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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3 to 12tag(s): colonial america (81), colonization (7), handwriting (10), williamsburg (12), writing (292)
In the Classroom
Students may be paired or work individually to explore the activities found at this site. Make sure your computers are fairly fast or the games may be too slow to use.To spice up a writing lesson or add interest to a writing center, have students send colonial postcards, via email (or blog), to classmates. Content of messages may require extra supervision. A safer way to send messages to fellow classmates would be to use the Colonial Card Creator where the students must print out the card, then handwrite their message in the cards. A printer needs to be accessible for the card creator. Older students can explore the interactive draft of the Constitution on an interactive whiteboard or projector.
Be sure to include this one on your teacher web page for students to continue to access from home.
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People of Williamsburg - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (81), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Williamsburg For Teachers - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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3 to 8tag(s): colonial america (81), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colonial Williamsburg: Virtual Tour of the Town - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): colonial america (81), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
If you have a whiteboard or projector, you will have a captivated class. Individual or paired computer experience will allow your students to walk through the streets on their own. How about having a cyber-scavenger hunt? You will need to walk through the town yourself to find tidbits along the way, then later, ask the students to find them. They must give you the location where they were found.Younger students will need to be shown how to cyber-walk through the streets. You can ask them to report to you about the citizens they meet along the way. Ask students to draw their own colonial town based upon a layout like Williamsburg.
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Colonial Williamsburg Lesson Plans - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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4 to 8tag(s): christmas (53), colonial america (81), holidays (103), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
These lessons make it easy to plan an entire unit on life in Williamsburg, from mathematics to a colonial Christmas. While you are at this page, sign up for the free e-newsletter to keep up to date on offerings to teachers from Williamsburg. Make sure you visit the Kids Zone games and information for additional research to enhance your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colonial Williamsburg: A Day in the Life - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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4 to 8tag(s): colonial america (81), evolution (89), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
You will want to print the colorful photos in the lesson plans or share them on a projector to accompany your lessons. Make sure you click on the bottom of the page for additional online activities. Follow the links to the lessons. You must have Acrobat to open these lessons. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. Warning: Some of the files are quite large, but the colorful pictures and fabulous plans make the wait worth it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nineteenth Century Christmas - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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K to 12tag(s): christmas (53)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a point of reference when studying Christmas customs in the classrooms. The site is text-heavy, but the information is all interesting and factual. It is a little dry for students, but for teachers there is definitely some information here that could be pulled into lectures.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Christmas Celebration Lesson - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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K to 8tag(s): christmas (53)
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Colonial Williamsburg Multimedia Pages - Colonial Williamsburg
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3 to 12tag(s): colonial america (81), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
History teachers with a computer cluster in the classroom could use these various wallpapers to "set the mood" for an early American unit. Really hard core American history fans can download colonial ringtones (is that an oxymoron?) for their cell phones including fife and drums, Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty" speech or colonial African American songs. If you are using an interactive whiteboard or projector for your American History lesson, why not use a multimedia activator/anticipatory set at the start of your lesson?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Podcasts from Colonial Williamsburg - Colonial Williamsburg
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4 to 12tag(s): jefferson (11), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
You can play these through a regular computer. You need speakers for more than one person to hear or headphones in a lab. You can also download onto an iPod for portable listening, if you or your students have them. Uses Quicktime to play the audio and may take a bit to download and play. The wait is worth it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Life in Williamsburg - Colonial Williamsburg
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4 to 12tag(s): colonial america (81), virginia (17), williamsburg (12)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction to this unit or as review. Allow students to explore the site further individually or in cooperative learning groups. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts demonstrating their understanding of one of the concepts. Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Colonial Williamsburg
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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