Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Families - Then and Now: Students apply their knowledge of communities as they compare and contrast the home life described in Sarah Plain and Tall to the home life described in Because of Winn-Dixie.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By Debbie Fox and Sherri Hendrix.

Farmville's choice: In this lesson, students will learn about rural life in North Carolina at the turn of the century. Home demonstration and 4H clubs implemented many programs to help people learn better farming techniques, ways of preserving food, and taking care of the home. Several North Carolina leaders went to great lengths to ensure the success of these programs. In part of this activity, students help the town of Farmville dedicate a monument to one of those people.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)

Little and big houses: Using the book Little House on the Prairie and international keypals, students will learn about similarities and differences among children at different times and in different places.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Mathematics); By Karen Ester.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia: Students will create a cornucopia using pages from magazines to cut the fruit, vegetables and nuts to fill the cornucopia.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Barbara Mills.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity three: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity two: This activity for grades 3–6 will teach students how examining photographs can help them to better understand the past. This activity can be used as an introduction to looking at primary source photographs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Artifacts in Context: Students will explore an archaeological mystery that demonstrates the importance of context in learning from artifacts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Earth Day every day: This Xpeditions lesson demonstrates how classroom and community projects can improve the local environment and benefit communities beyond one's own. Students discuss environmental concerns, analyze these concerns, and offer practical remedies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Go west: Imagining the Oregon Trail: Students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

History in quilts: Students will recognize how people from different cultures and time periods have passed down the tradition of quiltmaking. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Immigrating to America: Students learn about what it was like for new immigrants to come through Ellis Island at the turn of the century. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Social Studies); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity: Students will heighten their awareness of Native American diversity as they learn about three vastly different Native groups in a game-like activity using archival documents such as vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Pioneer America: Pioneer living: After reading about pioneers in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, students conduct independent research on one aspect of pioneer life. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Quilting: The story of the Underground Railroad: Students use the Internet to research the dangers that escaping slaves faced along the Underground Railroad and the factors that helped the slaves make it to freedom. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Sodbusters!: Students examine photographs of sod houses, build a model sod house, and picture themselves living in a ‘soddie’ to gain a firsthand perspective on the frontier period of American history. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740-1840: Students use archival materials, re-creations, and classroom activities in order to consider which aspects of everyday life have changed and which have stayed the same in the last 200 years. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

What Can We Learn From Artifacts?: In this lesson on archaeology, students will learn about artifacts – what they are, how they are initially buried, and then excavated. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science