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Tobacco bag stringing: Educator's guide: Elementary lesson plans Elementary lesson plans based upon Tobacco Bag Stringing: Life and Labor in the Depression will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was, study primary source documents and visuals,...; Format: lesson plan

Educator's guide: The arrival of Swiss immigrants: Teaching suggestions to help your students synthesize the information in the article "The Arrival of Swiss Immigrants."; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Critical thinking and art with The Snowy Day: This lesson will focus on the illustrations from The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The students will describe what makes illustrations worthy of a Caldecott Award. In addition, the students will complete an art project that will allow for creative critical thinking to compliment the illustrations in the book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills); By Caryn Levy.

Primary source letters lesson plan: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 1; This is one of a series of activities that will help educators use the Tobacco Bag Stringing project materials in their classrooms. Throughout the series students will learn about tobacco stringing, study primary source...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

North Carolina's physical and cultural geography: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.3; In this lesson students will make assumptions about the influence of geography on various aspects of historical human and cultural geography.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Goals, goals, goals: Students will be introduced to the benefits of goal-setting and the steps in the goal setting process. A group activity with a ball will give students practice in all steps of the process and an opportunity to see the benefits of setting goals.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–8 Guidance); By Pat Nystrom.

Ecosystem problem solving: Students will apply their knowledge of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals to creatively solve problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Kelley Turner.

What in the world does this have to do with maps and globes?: This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between a globe and a flat world map. It introduces critical vocabulary relating to cardinal directions and longitude and latitude.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Development and Social Studies); By Phebe Watson and Sylvia Easterling.

Teen job search: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.3; In this lesson plan, students research three jobs and draft a written response explaining how their skills and experiences have prepared them for those jobs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity one: This activity for grades 3–6 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an adapted introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Creature creation: An elaboration writing activity: This lesson will focus on the writing element of elaboration. It will also tap into higher order thinking skills with the creation of a Coastal Plain imaginary animal and a creative story about the creature. This lesson could be linked to 4th grade Science and Social Studies objectives. For more in-depth knowledge in those other subjects, go to the lesson entitled Researching the Coastal Plain; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.

"The present state of North Carolina": Making decisions: In this lesson, students read an excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 book A New Voyage to Carolina and use a graphic organizer to decide whether they would have emigrated to Carolina as a result of reading Lawson's book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Provisions for Carolina: Comparing lists: In this lesson, students will compare and contrast two historical documents: A list of recommended provisions for colonists traveling to Virginia in 1622, and a similar list of recommended provisions for colonists traveling to Carolina in 1709. Students will infer what has changed and what has stayed the same between the publication of these two documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity seven: In this activity for grades 7–12, students take on the role of legislators who must make a decision concerning the passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Students will evaluate the impact of emotional appeal in persuasion. This activity builds on information learned in activities one through six.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Outer Banks English: In this lesson plan, students view a video about the dialect of North Carolina's Outer Banks and develop an understanding of linguistic patterns.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Hannah Askin.

Understanding Culpeper's Rebellion: This lesson will allow students to present their understanding of a critical event in the history of colonial Carolina by analyzing the article "Culpeper’s Rebellion," examining the causes and effects, and in groups developing and performing a skit that tells the story of the rebellion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Artful boomerangs: Students will review three different types of boomerang shapes, use stencils to draw and cut out these, shapes and use various art materials and mediums to design their surfaces.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education); By Susan Wittig.

Geometry and art: Art museum pre-visit: This lesson is the first of a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this discovery learning activity, students look at and compare two works of art. The paintings are quite different, but they contain many examples of geometric shapes. Students then complete a comment sheet, explaining what is similar and different about the works of art. This lesson can be used alone or used to prepare students for an art museum visit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Loretta Hopper.

Collaging symmetry: Students will create a symmetrical artwork with construction paper, glue, and yarn. This lesson will allow students to use critical thinking to create an original work. They should learn that there is more than one solution to a creative problem.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education); By Marion McClure.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity three: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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