# American History: “The New England Primer”

Parents in the colonial period were eager to teach their children to read. “The New England Primer” taught children their ABCs, entertained them with illustrations, and taught them about the world around them. Explore the content and methods of this very popular early American teaching tool.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Coleburn, Jackie
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-11166/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-11166?play=1)