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Toys and play in eighteenth-century America: Reenactors demonstrate some common children's toys and games from colonial America.; Format: video/video

Category fun: This is a unit on categorizing for Kindergartners. It spans approximately one week, using 30-45 minutes each day. It incorporates the use of multi-media.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Cathy Palmer.

Sorting with Little Boy Blue: In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 1; In this kindergarten lesson, students use the nursery rhyme "Little Boy Blue" to practice sorting items into groups.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Lisa Wright.

Moving with Hey Diddle Diddle: In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 2; In this kindergarten lesson, students use the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" to discuss basic facts about the moon and to perform a series of basic movements.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Healthful Living); By Lisa Wright.

Galimoto: A galimoto -- a toy car made from wire. The word "galimoto" is in Chichewa, the national language of Malawi. In Chichewa the sounds r and l, and c and g are often interchanged and every syllable ends in a vowel. The word “galimoto” probably...; Format: image/photograph

Soldiers preparing for Operation TOY DROP in Fort Bragg, NC: Paratroopers at Fort Bragg board a C-130 Hercules in preparation for Operation TOY DROP. TOY DROP works to collect over 1400 toys for deserving and needy families in the Fayetteville area.; Format: image/photograph

All About ME: Likenesses & Differences: This lesson will help to enhance the self-esteem of students by focusing on each child's individual differences.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Guidance, Healthful Living, and Social Studies); By Crystal Sigmon.

Old Salem: Find yourself in another place and time at Old Salem.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Alamance County Historical Museum: Learn about the history of Alamance County on a field trip to this museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Surprise box descriptions: Students will learn to give oral definitions and descriptions. Each student will take a turn describing the contents of a plastic egg with a category plus attribute format. Other members in the group will have an opportunity to guess the contents of the egg after listening to the description.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Susan Karcher.

The Scrap Exchange: Tap into your students creativity with a trip to the Scrap Exchange in Durham. Donated scrap materials that were destined for the landfill can be used to make fun art projects and help students learn the importance of recycling.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Little girl buried in rum keg marker: A wooden grave marker in the Beaufort Burying Ground reads "Little Girl Buried in Rum Keg" flanks a low vaulted tomb covered in shells, toys and other small objects. Next to the grave is a smaller marker with the number 24 on it, referencing the entry for...; Format: image/photograph

Papa's Farm: Learn about the way farming was done a century ago at this working farm in Onslow County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Greensboro Historical Museum: Discover the rich history of Greensboro and the North Carolina Piedmont at the Greensboro Historical Museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Latta Plantation: A living history farm 20 miles north of Charlotte features an African American exhibit, virtual tour and history of this once cotton plantation, activities for kids, and teacher resources.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Thomas Wolfe Memorial (NC Historic Site): Thomas Wolfe wrote fiction and used the setting of his mother's boardinghouse in Asheville, NC in his autobiographical novel Look Homeward, Angel. The house is now the location of The Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Read a biography of Wolfe on this website and learn about visiting the memorial.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: This regional museum strives to collect, preserve, and interpret the natural, historic and artistic heritage of this "back country region at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Buy, sell, and tell: This is a whole language lesson for Speech Language Pathologists that incorporates food vocabulary, basic concepts of matching, color, and number, as well as the pragmatic skill of turn taking for language-delayed kindergarten students.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Karen Ring.

Motor car and galimoto: An intercultural lesson in pragmatism, creativity, and perseverance: In this lesson for grade three, students read the book Galimoto, about a young boy in Malawi, Africa, and his quest to gather wire in order to make a toy car. Students discuss the literary elements of the book, study the language used, and complete their own quests to gather wire and create their own galimotos.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Making change: Students will use plastic coins and paper bills to practice making change with a partner.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics); By Carol Livingston.

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