Shadows of North Carolina's Past

In this instructional activity, North Carolina Salt Dough Map, 4th graders create a salt dough map of North Carolina, Students use dough to form the shape of the state of North Carolina. Students label the three regions of North...

Students gain an understanding of a resident's lifestyle of North Carolina. They analyze five objects the are representation of the culture of North Carolina. Critical thinking skills are used to describe the geography through using the...

Summarazation skills are the focus of this interesting lesson on cultural diversity in North Carolina. After viewing a PowerPoint on the steps used to summarize, pupils collect important details from the book, The Writer and compose a...

Examine the North Carolina craft revival. For this economics lesson, explore the historical challenges that face North Carolinians in the early 1900's and research primary sources to determine how the craft revival came to be. As a...

Young scholars examine Native Americans artifacts from North Carolina. Using the major cultural periods in Native American history, they create a timeline of the significant events. They compare and contrast the four periods and...

Fourth graders identify symbols, people and events associated with North Carolina history. Using this information, they focus on the Wright brothers and their first flight. They answer questions related to the event and discuss how...

Students are introduced to the archaeological heritage of North Carolina. Using an object of their own, they share the importance of it to their family and discover why the past is important. As a class, they brainstorm a list of what...

Students make a cordage and use an activity sheet to experience a skill that ancient Native American in North Carolina neded for everyday life.

Students examine how family life in North Carolina has changed. In this social studies lesson, students brainstorm how they are alike and different from their grandparents. Students investigate photos of families of the past and use a...

Fourth graders obtain knowledge of North Carolina symbols and create a multimedia presentation to be presented to the class.