Social Studies — Kindergarten

Children and families in North Carolina

In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ‘N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

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Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee

Students learn about the environment, history, language, and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740-1840

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Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Native American cultures across the U.S.

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Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

My piece of history

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Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Marco Polo takes a trip

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Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Immigrating to America

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Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Social Studies)

Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

If you were a pioneer on the Oregon Trail

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Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment