noun plural. Objects, such as coins, household items, or natural specimens, that are included in a collection primarily composed of documentary materials, as in a library.

noun plural. undefined

noun plural. Objects drawn from real life that are used in classroom instruction.

noun plural. Images or illustrations that represent such objects, especially in a textbook.

noun plural. Real things or facts, especially in contrast to interpretations or idealized representations of them.

noun. Objects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.

"Feltboards have been replaced in many classrooms by computer screens, but nothing can compare to the hands-on, tactile fun of soft, colorful flannel. literacy is power « realia"