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- And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment
- Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Patricia Camp.
- Civil rights wax museum project
- In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Sabrina Lewandowski.
- Comparing governments: International
- This lesson focuses on comparing and contrasting national governments in North America and/or Central America. It is the second of two lessons about government. The other is Comparing Governments: Local, State, and National. This plan could be easily adapted for eighth-grade or high-school ESL students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Tami Weaver and Wendy Pineda.
- Comparing governments: Local, state, and national
- This lesson on comparing governments will focus on looking at the similarities and differences between local, state, and federal governments in North Carolina and the United States. It is suggested that this lesson be followed by Comparing governments: International. This plan could be easily adapted for eighth-grade or high-school ESL students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Tami Weaver and Wendy Pineda.
- Discovering how to take care of our natural resources
- This lesson focuses on our natural resources and the effects our actions have on them. Students explore this concept through discussion, matching, literature, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)
- By Jennifer Hicks and Alison Short.
- Diseases of Africa
- Students will demonstrate an ability to research diseases in Africa and the causes, symptoms, treatment, and long-range solutions involving infrastructure development. They will compare and contrast countries and diseases. Working in groups, students will do research and prepare a multimedia presentation on the disease.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Jim Carson.
- Family traditions
- This lesson is a follow-up to the lesson “Who's Your Mama? A Family Who's Who” and is mainly based on The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant; therefore, family structure including titles or roles is assumed to be prior knowledge for this lesson.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.
- First Americans of North Carolina and the United States
- This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Adriane Moser.
- Formulating questions to meet information needs of ELL students
- This is a multi-activity lesson plan to teach the concept of asking engaging, researchable questions prior to reading. This leads to effective inquiries during project or research work in any content area. Using engaging questions creates a sense of connectedness by linking academic contents with students' personal concerns. The lesson is primarily designed for English language learners although it can be adapted for mainstream students. This lesson can also be modified for use with grades 4-8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Deborah Wilkes, Kristi Triplett, and Karen Waller.
- Integrated unit on South America
- This lesson includes information concerning database operations, word processing, desktop publishing, and spreadsheet formatting. Students will solve math problems.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Development, Mathematics, and Social Studies)
- By DPI Integration Strategies.
- The migration of the monarch butterfly
- The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.
- Power sharing and the Lord Proprietors of North Carolina
- This lesson examines the essential question: How did government instability under the Lord Proprietors effect the development of North Carolina? The lesson has been modified for novice low English language learners.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Pamela Glover and Laura Packer.
- Researching the North Carolina coastal plain
- This lesson plan will provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of the animals, industry, and land geography of the coastal plain. Students will conduct research on the internet and in other resources to find information on the vital parts of the coastal plain. The lesson culminates with group presentations of their research and a Venn diagram developed individually comparing the outer and inner parts of the coastal plain.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.
- Supermarket sweep: Day 1
- Students will talk about choices that families make when purchasing groceries. Students will make a booklet of frequently purchased grocery items.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)
- By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.
- To market we will go
- In a market simulation, students will experience the roles of producers and consumers. The crafts in this market may be easily tied in with winter multicultural holidays (Christmas, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Hmong New Year, Las Posadas, etc.) Students can purchase gifts for their family members at the market.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 4 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.
- Topography of North Carolina and its influence on settlement
- This lesson explores where North Carolina is in relation to the United States and North America. Also, we will explore the different regions of North Carolina and how the topography of the region affected settlement.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Jessica Wilson and Tabitha Horton.
- Traveling on the Mayflower
- Students will participate in a role-play to understand the experiences of Pilgrims on the Mayflower.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Development, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education)
- By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.
- Truth or care? Saving Shiloh
- The students will be able to explain the importance of responsible citizenship and identify ways they can participate in civic affairs after reading the novel Shiloh and completing research of their own on animal abuse. Through this research, they will be responsible for gathering facts to support their stances on the dilemma Marty faces when deciding whether to return Shiloh to his owner or secretly keep him in order for him to be safe. Students will have real-world experience when they create and are reponsible for caring for their own pet.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts, English Language Development, Guidance, and Social Studies)
- By Leah Shomaker and Mary Shomaker.
- 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.
- Who's Your Mama?: A Family Who's Who
- This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)
- By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.
