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Learning about time with Wee Willie Winkie: In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 11; In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Wee Willie Winkie" as a starting point to learn about time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Mathematics); By Lisa Wright.

4-H club girl and boy displaying fabrics: A young girl sits on a table covered with different fabrics at the front of a classroom in this black and white photograph. A young man stands at the side of the table with his right hand on a bolt of fabric. He holds up a remnant of fabric in his left hand....; Format: image/article

Feeding a Hog: This black and white photograph shows two little boys, Dallas and David Proctor, standing next to a huge black and white hog. The younger child is standing on the hog's right side and is holding a dried ear of corn. The older child is standing on the other...; Format: image/photograph

Father and son standing in front of grazing cattle at North Carolina State College: his is a black and white photograph of a father and son standing in front of grazing cattle which are behind a barbed wire fence at the farms of North Carolina State College. The father, wearing a straw hat with a dark band and overalls stands with is left...; Format: image/photograph

Wilson county 4-H Scholarship winner with an acre of corn: In July of 1940, Levi Simmons, an African American student of the Menchew 4-H Club of Wilson County, was awarded the 4-H Club scholarship to A and T College. He is shown in this black and white photograph standing in front of an acre of ripe corn which was...; Format: image/photograph

Old portrait of Hernando de Soto: This engraving of Hernando de Soto, created in 1791, depicts the explorer in his armor, with his left hand on the handle of his sword.; Format: image/illustration

Thai dancers dressed as Sita and Hanuman perform at Bangkok Hotel: Thai dancers dressed as Sita and Hanuman perform segments from the Ramayana epic at a Bangkok Hotel. Sita is recognizable by her crown headdress and long gold-threaded robes. Hanuman is recognizable by his white costume and monkey mask. Here Sita smiles and...; Format: image/photograph

Illustration: Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865.: Wood engraving of Lincoln with hand on Bible, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office.; Format: image/illustration

Monument to Atatürk: Monument to Atatürk, the first president of Turkey. The monument is a bronze statue of Atatürk in his uniform. He is wearing knee high boots, trousers, a uniform jacket and a long cape. He is also wearing a military hat. He wears an stoic expression, posed...; Format: image/photograph

Bataan Death March: With their arms tied behind their backs, prisoners of the infamous Bataan Death March rest against a bank along the trail. One of the prisoners has a woven reed basket hanging around his neck. Another prisoner has injuries to his face. A man stands in front...; Format: image/photograph

Mr. and Mrs. Vestal of Chatham County speaking in a kitchen: This is a black and white photo of the Vestals, an older man and woman, in their Chatham County kitchen. They are dressed in 1940s attire, but their stove is very old. The woman has her hand on the handle of a coffee pot. She is wearing a floral printed long...; Format: image/article

Women and children in Amsaya, Turkey: Three generations are shown in this photograph, a grandmother, her daughter, and three grandchildren. They are standing in front of their whitewashed house in Amsaya, Turkey. The grandmother is wearing the traditional Muslim headdress, the hajib. Her glasses...; Format: image/photograph

Wilson County winners feeding pigs: On July 30, 1940, Levi Simmons, Minshew Club member in Wilson County was granted a second A and T College Club Scholarship for achievement in club work. His second project was raising 2 pigs. This black and white photograph shows Levi Simmons feeding his pigs...; Format: image/photograph

Job twister: A lesson in career competency: Twister provides an excellent opportunity to discuss shared responsibilities at home/school as well as to demonstrate working together in a "movement" situation. Young children will enjoy the movement involved while learning directional words, such as right, left, etc. This lesson incorporates literature, technology, and motor skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies); By Ann Sumners.

Mary Slocumb at Moore's Creek Bridge: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.8; Story, perhaps fictional or embellished, of the heroism of Mary (Polly) Slocumb, who tended Patriot wounded after the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.5; Proclamation by the Royal Governor of Virginia, 1775, offering freedom to slaves and indentured servants who fought in the king's army against the colonial uprising. Includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

Wild and wacky warm-ups: The lesson describes choral music warm-ups for improving singing posture, breath control, vowel placement, and rhythmic reading skills. Basic sight reading skills are reviewed and reinforced to enhance independent musicianship.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education); By Georgia Stephens.

Leaves: Students learn about the changing leaves with a hands-on approach. This cross-curricula thematic unit is designed for students to explore, read, write and much more.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)

Selected excerpts from Harriet Jacobs slave narrative: Harriet Jacobs was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. As a young woman she ran away from her master, hiding out in a crawl space above a storeroom in her grandmother’s house for seven years. In 1842, she escaped to the North and lived as a fugitive while she worked to reunite herself with her two children. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes her childhood, her years in the crawl space, her escape to the North, and her experiences as a free woman.; Format: book/primary source

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