Classroom Materials

The Education Department provides wonderful resources for teachers to enhance their curriculum:

  • Hands-On Culture Cases
  • Art Poster Sets with Lesson Plans
  • DVDs and video tapes
  • Programs for Families and Children are available year round. Check our Events Calendar for details.

Hands-On Culture Cases

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Culture Cases come filled with material that helps your students explore and experience world cultures in a hands-on way. Each case includes touchable objects, images, books, music, and lesson plans to bring these cultures to life.

NOW Available for check out:

  • Africa
  • Alabama Folk Art
  • Central & South America
  • China
  • Egypt
  • India
  • Japan
  • Kwanzaa
  • Mexico
  • Southeastern Native American     
  • The Ancient World: Rome
  • The Private Eye: Looking & Thinking by Analogy
  • The Renaissance
  • Westward Expansion
  • Vietnam

Check-out Policy

Resources are available for two-week check out.

Resource materials are available to educators FREE of charge. Educators are responsible for the safe return of culture cases and resources or will be invoiced for repair or replacement costs should a case be returned with missing items or obvious vandalism. Educators will be invoiced $5.00 per day for items that are late or will be invoiced full replacement costs for materials that are not returned within 10 days of due date.

If not affiliated with a public or parochial school, you will be asked to provide a valid driver’s license and credit card to keep on file until the materials are returned.

To reserve resources or receive a full list of available resources, contact the Education Assistant at 205.254.2571 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .