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Thanksgiving story: Stone Soup: This lesson is for K–5 Exceptional Children who are mild to moderately disabled. This lesson will incorporate listening, daily living, fine motor, and augmentive communication skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts); By Christina Pond and Sarah Boling.

Anatomy of the heart: Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science); By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.

Soldiers' food: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.4; Soldiers in the Civil War survived on food that could be preserved and carried long distances -- mainly hardtack, cornmeal, bacon, molasses, and coffee.; Format: article

Joe Brown: Joe Brown, a teenager from Watauga County, North Carolina, is shown with his cow and calf in this black and white photo taken in March 1938. He was participating in a 4-H “Baby Beef Project.” Wearing a hat, he is standing outside in front of a...; Format: image/photograph

Probate inventory of Darby O'Brian, 1725: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.4; Probate inventory of a middle-class man from colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.4; Cargo manifests of various ships that ran the Union blockade to bring goods from Nassau, in the Bahamas, to Wilmington, North Carolina, during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Advertising new products: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.6; Advertisements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries show new technologies, new tastes, and new ways of marketing goods to consumers.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

"My dear I ha'n't forgot you": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.1; Letter from Elizabeth Watson to her husband, James, a Confederate solider in the Civil War, telling him news from home and how much she misses him. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Americans! Share the meat as a wartime necessity: U.S. Government poster from World War II, announcing the rationing of meat. Poster reads: Americans! Share the meat as a wartime necessity. To meet the needs of our armed forces and fighting allies, a Government order limits the amount of meat...; Format: image/poster

Young man prepares skewered meat for sale from lunch cart: A young man prepares a grilled and skewered meat specialty for sale from a streetside lunch cart. The cook, seen from the back, is wearing blue jeans and a striped T-shirt. Directly in front of him is a shelf extending from the cart which supports sheafs of...; Format: image/photograph

The Southern Campaign: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.2; In 1780 and 1781, the War of American Independence was fought largely in the South, not only between the British and Continental armies but between Patriot and Loyalist militias and between neighbors. A series of bloody battles ended in General Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in September 1781, effectively ending the war.; Format: article

4-H and Home Demonstration during the Great Depression: During the first few years of the Great Depression, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service agents focused on emergency relief for adult farmers rather than the 4-H program. By 1933 club enrollment fell to its lowest levels since 1925, and the summer...; Format: article; By Amy Manor.

A revolution in agriculture: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.2; Science and technology made farmers more productive in the nineteenth century, but added expenses that drove small farmers off the land.; Format: article

The evils of the crop lien system: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.7; In the post-Civil War South, the crop lien system allowed farmers to obtain supplies, such as food and seed, on credit from merchants; the debt was to be repaid after the crop was harvested and brought to market. This excerpt from a 1903 book is a commentary on the dangers of overspending and bankruptcy for farmers who go into debt.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Keep it short (but not too short): In Writing for the Web, page 4; Shorter paragraphs and pages will help make your writing easier to read on the web, but you don't have to sacrifice important content.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Marketing Song of Roland: The Movie: This enrichment and review lesson ties the French epic poem Song of Roland to workforce development marketing skills. It allows students to imagine themselves as entrepreneurs engaged in marketing schemes for Song of Roland: The Movie as they read the epic in English world literature class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); By Betty Eidenier.

Preaching obedience to slaves: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.8; John Jea was born in West Africa in 1773, enslaved at the age of two, and brought to New York. He was eventually freed and became a preacher. In this excerpt from his autobiography, written about 1811, Jea describes the way both his master and the white minister used Christianity to preach obedience to the slaves and to convince them of their worthlessness. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Growth and transformation: The United States in the Gilded Age: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.1; Between the Civil War and the First World War, industry and cities grew at a tremendous pace in the United States.; Format: article

From Caledonia to Carolina: The Highland Scots: In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.5; Many Scots immigrated to North Carolina due to growing population, changing methods of farming, and the defeat of the Highland Scots by English and Scottish forces in 1746. The first organized settlement of Highland Scots was in Cumberland County, where 350 people moved to in 1739.; Format: article; By Kathryn Beach.

Remembering Patriot women: Mary Slocumb: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.7; Story, perhaps fictional or embellished, about the bravery of a North Carolina woman whose home was taken over by British Army officers during the American Revolution. The story, written in the 1840s, suggests how southerners wanted to remember the Revolution and women's role in it. Includes historical commentary.; Format: story

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