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"Card" Specialty

Students will make a greeting card for their pen pals or book buddies while studying specialization and division of labor in Social Studies.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)

By Pat Pennino.

Career skill: Writing expressions and equations

In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 2.9

In this lesson for grade seven, students will translate between natural language sentences and mathematical equations. Students will discuss how this skill may be useful in various careers.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)

By Peggy Dickey and Barbara Turner.Adapted by Sharon Abell.

Working in a tobacco factory

In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.2

Newspaper interview with a woman who worked for the Duke tobacco company rolling cigarettes in the 1880s. Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

North Carolinians debate secession

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.4

Quotations from North Carolinians supporting and opposing secession in 1860–61. Includes historical commentary.

Format: document

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Catherine Edmondston and Reconstruction

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.7

Excerpts from the diary of Catherine Edmonston of Halifax County, North Carolina, 1865–66, in which she describes her frustration with emancipation and her family's attempts to control its former slaves. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.

Format: diary

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Reed Gold Mine

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.2

A brief history of Cabarrus County farmer John Reed and his gold mine, from the first discovery of gold in 1799 to the establishment of a valuable and productive mine.

Format: book

Diary of a journey of Moravians

In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.3

In 1733, a group of Moravians -- a Protestant Christian denomination originating in fourteenth-century Bohemia -- moved from Europe to North America seeking freedom from religious persecution. In 1753, a group of twelve single brothers left Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for a new settlement in North Carolina. These excerpts from their diary show the difficulties they faced on their journey. Includes historical commentary.

Format: diary

Africans before captivity

In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.1

Most Africans who came to North America were from West Africa and West Central Africa. This article describes some of the cultures and history of those regions prior to the beginning of the slave trade.

Format: article

The forest people

In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.3

Paleoindian culture died out across North America by 8000 BC. Archaeologists say this was bound to happen. The Ice Age had ended, the megafauna were extinct, and the boreal forests faded as deciduous ones spread across the East in the warmer climate. Faced with significant environmental changes, the Native Americans adapted. Archaeologists call their way of life and the time in which they lived Archaic.

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Lean on Me -- We Depend on Each Other!

Students discern how an assembly line works, reinforcing the underlying principles such as interdependence, specialization and division of labor. (Learn more)

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

Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

Dog gone job!

In this lesson from EconEdLink, students will watch a video of a workers at a kennel and talk about the types of jobs that they saw. They will also complete a drag and drop activity to learn about job specialization. (Learn more)

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

Provided by: EconEdLink

Old business, new business

In this lesson, students are introduced to several businesses from the past. They see that, while the names for these businesses are different, many of the elements of that job are seen in occupations today. The website, “Business Cards...”... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)

Provided by: EconEdLink