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The Civil Rights Movement in Context: Investigate the precursors to the Civil Rights Movement, its leadership, its opposition, and its legacy, including lesser-studied events of the movement and primary sources.; Take this course: Begins February 2.

Keith Haring and Radiating Figures: Students will examine the work of Keith Haring and then look at how simple figures and patterns create movement in an artwork.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Marion McClure.

From clay to pot: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 12; The remainder of this field trip is devoted to showing what humans must do to convert the clays recovered from the ground as shown in the first two photographs into the objects shown in Figures 3 through 9. We need to begin by describing what happens to native...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Letter books: Kindergarten children are usually familiar with beginning sound "ABC" books with texts such as "A is for apple." In this activity, repeated for each consonant letter, art, writing, conventional spelling, and reading are combined to create a personal "Letter Book" for each child.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Clara McKenzie.

Alternative discussion formats: Monuments and memorials: In Alternative discussion formats, page 5; Creating monuments or memorials for historical and literary figures encourages students to think creatively and provides a lively structure for an in-class discussion.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Nathaniel Macon: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.6; Biography of Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), North Carolina political leader from Warren County.; Format: biography

Geometry and art: Art museum visit: This lesson is the second in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this lesson students apply their knowledge of geometry by sorting, classifying and counting plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to look at and compare twentieth- century paintings. Students then collect data and share what they observe.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Loretta Hopper.

Balinese priest in white clothes sprinkles holy water on kneeling women: A standing Balinese priest wearing white clothes and holding a silver bowl sprinkles holy water on kneeling women who hold out their cupped hands to receive the blessing. The women, who are formally dressed in long colorful sarong and sashes, many wearing...; Format: image/photograph

Alternative discussion formats: The talk show: In Alternative discussion formats, page 2; The talk show is a format with which students are already familiar, and it provides the structure for a great discussion.; By Kathryn Walbert.

Teaching "style": This exercise works best as a review at the mid-point or end of a literature course. Paired students describe the style of ten authors ranging from "ornate" to "plain," and then compare the authors' styles through a designated series of metaphors.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Charlotte Osterman.

Does your house measure up?: This lesson is intended to be used as a final assessment of a student's understanding of an inch, foot, and yard. It will also assess their ability to use a yardstick, follow written directions, and work with a partner to draw a house on the school blacktop as part of a class neighborhood.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); By Cathy Searcey.

Geometry and art: Art museum post-visit: This is the third lesson in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this integrated lesson, students apply their knowledge of geometry by organizing and displaying information in graphs with correct labeling. Students then compare and analyze graphs. Finally, with this information students create a geometric design.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Loretta Hopper.

Classroom Activity: Making an Altar for the Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.2; An altar created for the Day of the Dead. The best activity you can undertake for the Day of the Dead is to create the traditional altar, or ofrenda. As highlighted...; Format: activity

Cultural Symbolism and Themes of The Old Man and the Sea: Students will be able to recognize themes and cultural symbols in the novel. The novel's setting and Spanish cultural aspect will appeal to a large number of Hispanic background students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development); By Sandra Hurd and Wilma Gale.

Solar cooking: In this lesson, students will build a minimal solar oven that works using two cardboard boxes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Libby Morrison.

Higher order thinking with Venn diagrams: Graphic organizers are powerful ways to help students understand complex ideas. By adapting and building on basic Venn diagrams, you can move beyond comparison and diagram classification systems that encourage students to recognize complex relationships.; Format: article/best practice; By David Walbert.

The Colored State Normal Schools: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.6; Excerpt from the catalog of the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

The Mexican Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....; Format: article

Letter of March 16, 1939: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.1; Law Offices Tucker, Bronson, Satterfield & Mays State Planters Bank Building Richmond, Virginia March 16, 1939 Hon. Graham A. Barden, House of Representatives Washington, D.C. In Re: Fair Labor Standards Act. Dear Mr. Barden: I am deeply grateful to you for...

Spinning spider stories: This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Not your mother's math teacher: North Carolina's 2001–2002 Teacher of the Year, Carmen Wilson, talks about real-world math and teachers' roles as professionals.; By David Walbert.

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