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Building friendships: The class will listen to the counselor/teacher read the book: "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson and a discussion will follow. This lesson will be summarized by listening to the students share their Friendship Recipes created from the new ideas learned from "Enemy Pie." An example of "Friendship Pie" is on an attachment.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Julia Efland.

A friend, starting with you!: This lesson helps students learn about themselves and how good a friend they are to others. It helps children identify their own special talents and characteristics while showing the importance of good self-esteem in making new friends.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Sara Smith.

Friendship addition: This lesson introduces students to the concept of basic single digit addition.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Jennifer Barbee.

Friends Fly Together: Because THE RED BALLOON is a silent film about a little boy (Pascal) and his friendship with a red balloon, students are not distracted by trying to translate spoken text. They can concentrate on what they are watching. They take notes in their home language or English--whichever is more comfortable--on what they see. These informal notes serve as scaffolding for discussion and writing.; Format: lesson plan; By Wendy Bell.

Creating an inclusive environment: Understanding feelings: The students will learn about feelings and how to get along with others in group situations. Children will discuss what makes a friend, how friends make each other feel, what friends do together and how to resolve differences between friends. They will identify the qualities of friendship.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Social Studies); By Dianne Prohn.

Two Nepalese guides smiling: Two men, shoulder to shoulder, give broad smiles. Men embracing each other and holding each others hand is fairly common in much of Nepal and is seen as a sign of friendship. Generally speaking, however, public displays of affection are frowned upon in Nepalese...; Format: image/photograph

Conflict resolution/Self-discipline: Students will define the character trait self-discipline by listening to the story Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. They will then learn a 3R strategy: Retreat, Rethink, and React, in order to handle conflicts. This strategy can be applied to the events in this story.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

Character education: Honesty: This lesson will focus on two character education traits - honesty and friendship. During this lesson the students will conduct a character analysis and link prior knowledge to help understand the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts and Guidance); By LaTina Robinson.

Global education as good pedagogy: A wide variety of teaching strategies and resources pass under the name of global education. This article provides strategies for evaluating global education and ensuring that it focuses on students' academic success.; By Suzanne Gulledge.

Getting along with others: This lesson introduces the key concepts of cooperation, peer relations, interpersonal skills, getting along with others, and team-building.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Scott Ertl.

Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball: After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Jan Huggins.

Hugh Williamson (1735–1819): Hugh Wiliamson, a doctor and scientist, was one of North Carolina's delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and was also active in national politics.; Format: biography

Turrets of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, CA: The turrets of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California. The Castle has an interesting and strange history. Walter Scott ran away as a boy from his Kentucky home to join his brother on a Nevada ranch. He worked several jobs before he was discovered by a...; Format: image/photograph

A turret at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, CA: A turret of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California. The Castle has an interesting and strange history. Walter Scott ran away as a boy from his Kentucky home to join his brother on a Nevada ranch. He worked several jobs before he was discovered by a talent...; Format: image/photograph

The parking lot at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, CA: The parking lot at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California. The Castle has an interesting and strange history. Walter Scott ran away as a boy from his Kentucky home to join his brother on a Nevada ranch. He worked several jobs before he was discovered...; Format: image/photograph

Timeline of the Revolution, 1775–1779: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.1; Timeline of events of the American Revolution from the outbreak of war in 1775 to the end of 1779.; Format: article

Life on the land: The Piedmont before industrialization: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.1; In the decades after the Civil War, commercial agriculture and industry made their way into the North Carolina Piedmont, requiring subsistence farmers to adapt their farms and their ways of life to new economic realities.; Format: article; By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

The Origin of Disease and Medicine: A Cherokee myth recorded in the late nineteenth century.; Format: article; By James Mooney.

"What we are in justice entitled to": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.1; Jourdon Anderson, an ex- Tennessee slave, declines his former master's invitation to return as a laborer on his plantation.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Articles of Confederation: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.2; Full text of the Articles of Confederation, which established the first national government after the American colonies declared their independence from Britain. Includes historical commentary.; Format: constitution

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