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Welcome to Utah's Colonial Williamsburg website for Utah teachers, students and parents! We hope that everything that's relevant to this important place and time in early U.S. history has been brought together into one website for easy access and integration into the classroom and curriculum.
Like Williamsburg, this website is an ongoing project that is meant to bring people together, young and old, to learn and share thoughts, resources, and perspectives.
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Colonial Williamsburg Resources 
General Early & Colonial America Resources
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Colonial Williamsburg Resources
Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips Experience life in the 18th century at America's largest outdoor history museum
Colonial Williamsburg: For Teachers Historical content, lesson plans, and audio and video as classroom resources.
Colonial Williamsburg: History Colonial Williamsburg resources for people and places that made 18th-century history.
Colonial Williamsburg: Media Colonial Williamsburg media resources for people and places that made 18th-century history.
General Early & Colonial America Resources
American Memory Project American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, sound recordings, and motion pictures that document the American experience.
American Rhetoric 
Our Documents Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources.
National Geographic Education National Geographic Education brings geography, social studies and science to life. Using real-world examples and National Geographic's rich media, educators, families, and students learn about the world and the people in it.
UEN 5th Grade Social Studies Online Resources Lesson plans, activities, books and websites tied to the 5th Grade Social Studies core curriculum.
UEN Social Studies Core Curriculum ResourcesSocial Studies core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
UEN US History I Core CurriculumUS History I core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
UEN US History II Core CurriculumUS History II core curriculum resources from the Utah Education Network.
USOE 5th Grade BooksRecommended books for teaching 5th Grade Social Studies from the Utah State Office of Education.
USOE 5th Grade Social Studies Core Curriculum 5th Grade Social Studies core information from the Utah State Office of Education.
USOE U.S. History Core Curriculum U.S. History core information from the Utah State Office of Education.
Social Studies Methods Course Materials
Materials for the class as requested by the instructor(s)
Materials for the class as requested by the instructor(s)
- Current Backward Design Template (doc)
- Examples Strategy Cards (doc)
- Examples Thinking Device Cards (doc)
- Historian Skills Cards Template (doc)
- Methods Template for Thinking Devices (doc)
- Rubric for Backward Design (doc)
- Rubric for Historian Skills Cards (doc)
- Rubric for Scope and Sequence (doc)
- Rubric for Strategy Cards (doc)
- Template and Examples Thinking Device Card (doc)
- Template Strategy Cards (doc)
- Two Column Notes for Marzano (doc)
- Yearly Curriculum Mapping Template (doc)
Original Source Documents
- Lee Resolution (1776)
- Declaration of Independence without Signatures (1776) (pdf)
- Declaration of Independence with Signatures (1776) (pdf)
- Articles of Confederation p1 (1777) (pdf)
- Articles of Confederation p2 (1777) (pdf)
- Treaty of Alliance with France p1 (1778) (pdf)
- Treaty of Alliance with France p2 (1778) (pdf)
- Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782) (pdf)
- Treaty of Paris p1 (1783) (pdf)
- Treaty of Paris p2 (1783) (pdf)
10 Best Technology Resources for Your Classroom
Audacity (download)
eMediaA digital media repository filled with video and other educational media free for Utah's educators, students and citizen learners.
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iTunes: iTunesU and podcasts (download) Digital music player and music store. Download music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more to your Mac, PC, iPod, and iPhone.
Library of Congress The largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
Pioneer Online Library K-12 school libraries students, educators and staff have access to World Book Online, CultureGrams and other online resources.
Six Compelling Reasons for Using the Internet Links to Real Time Data, Original Source Documents, Teaching/Learning Resources, Interactives/Simulations, Collaborations, and Publishing/Participating.
UEN Multimedia Resources A great list of web sites that provide free sounds, images, and videos that can be used in your classroom and multimedia presentations.
YouTube Online video community, allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos.
Utah Education Network UEN provides free web tools and services, such as lesson plans, videos, and curriculum resources for Utah educators, students and parents.