K D10 - Colonial Towns

Colonial Williamsburg

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This web site includes information not only about the village of Colonial Williamsburg, but also American history and what life was like in the colonial and revolutionary times. Interactive games for kids bring history to life!

The Emperor's New Clothes (Unabridged)

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A vain emperor who loves new clothes wears a royal robe created especially for him by two swindlers.

Author: 
Hans Christian Andersen
Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
00:07
The Emperor's New Clothes (Unabridged)

Stone Soup (Unabridged)

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Three clever soliders devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon.

Author: 
Marcia Brown
Grade Level: 
Primary
Lexile: 
480L
Length: 
00:10
Stone Soup (Unabridged)

The Colonial Kitchen: The Modern Kitchen of 1750 (2004)

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Travel back in time to Old Deerfield, Massachusetts circa 1750 to get a "kid's-eye" view of a colonial kitchen in New England. Learn about cooking techniques and gadgets from long ago. Compare the similarities and differences of how people prepared the family meal in 1750 to now.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:12
The Colonial Kitchen: The Modern Kitchen of 1750

The Elves and the Shoemaker

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In midnight visits clothed in mystery, a pair of elves restore a poor shoemaker and his wife to prosperity.

Author: 
The Brothers Grimm
Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
0:10
The Elves and the Shoemaker