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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:

Buying Respectability: The Consumer Revolution in 18th-century VirginiaBUYING RESPECTABILITY: THE CONSUMER REVOLUTION IN 18TH-CENTURY VIRGINIA
Lesson Unit

By 1700, the demand for goods and services led to a "consumer revolution." Your students explore the 18th century's changing economy, the status symbols of this class society, social mobility, taxation, the monetary system, and the impact of British mercantilism on America. Grades 7-12, 138 pages. $34.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail Janice Petty.



Earning a Living as a Tradesperson in Colonial AmericaEARNING A LIVING AS A TRADESPERSON IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Lesson Unit

The goods and services produced by skilled trades people were invaluable to early American communities. This unit uses primary sources - the Virginia Gazette newspaper, shop signs, biographies, and more - to discover the life and work of these people. This is an in-depth look at early American trades and economy. Grades 4-8, 143 pages. $34.95. To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail Janice Petty.



Nancy's Story: 1765NANCY'S STORY: 1765
by Joan Lowery Nixon

Virginians are protesting the Stamp Act and Nancy Geddy is afraid the uncertain times will harm her father's business. And if that worry is not enough, Nancy's stepmother is making her life miserable. Grades 4-6, 165 pages. $9.95.To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail Janice Petty.



If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial DaysIF 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. $5.95.To order, call 1-800-761-8331 or e-mail Janice Petty.