Online Resources

  American Centuries: Views from New England
This website is designed for educators and students. Learn about life at the turn of the centuries: 1700s, 1800s and 1900s. The site includes a large library of primary resources, curricula, and interactive student activities in age-appropriate, user-friendly formats. Lesson plans, chronologies, and a collection of short activities for the classroom are based on objects and documents from the digital collection. Each activity is made by a teacher using this web site. You can see and use these activities and even make one of your own!

  Old Sturbridge Village
Journey back to the New England of 1790 to 1840 where everyday Americans worked to build a new nation. Explore the rural landscape with historical buildings including mills, shops, homes, meetinghouses, a district school, farms, and nature trails. This was an amazing time in America's history and your students can be a part of it!

  Plymouth as it was in the 17th century: Plimoth Plantation
Plimoth Plantation is a representation of Native Wampanoag and Colonial English men and women living their lives, as if it were the 1620s. It is living off the land. It is cooking over the fire. It is managing conflict and navigating political relations in an uncertain time. Education resources including field trip guides, education programs, interactive applications, lesson plans, and curriculum.

  Colonial Williamsburg Kid Zone and Explore & Learn: Colonial Williamsburg: Past and Present
This Kids Zone offers games, activities, and resources about life in Colonial America. The Explore and Learn section provides educational material including multimedia, podcasts, electronic field trips and teacher resources.

  Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
A new website for teachers and students offering the best resources on Thomas Jefferson and life at Monticello for use in the classroom or at home. This site includes a wiki, interactive maps, online biographies and multimedia interactive lessons.