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Role plays from research on Native Americans: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 10.3; Introduction Dramatic role plays make history come alive. Research has a purpose! Students select a North Carolina American Indian to research. (I find students feel more connected if they do the selecting. Drawing names from a deck of 3x5 cards adds...; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Linda Tabor.

Seven directions: Making connections between literature and American Indian history: This middle school lesson uses picture books to integrate American Indian culture and belief systems with language and visual arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Shadows of North Carolina's past: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.2; Students will infer past Native American lifeways based on observation, construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history, and compare these lifeways and discuss how they are different and alike.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Site robbers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.6; Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

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 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Storytelling with Cherokee folktales: This is a two day lesson pertaining to telling Cherokee folktales. This lesson can be modified and used with any folktale.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Ricky Hamilton.

Teaching suggestions: Firsthand accounts of the Tuscarora War: These teaching suggestions present ideas for working with two primary source accounts of the Tuscarora War. Suggested activities span a wide range of possibilities and offer opportunities for a wide variety of learning styles.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Teaching suggestions: The Tuscarora War: These teaching suggestions will aid students' comprehension as they read an article about the Tuscarora War. Suggestions include a role-play activity with step-by-step instructions and a list of leading discussion questions.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Trail of Tears: In The Walking Classroom, page 11; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts and social studies, the Walking Classroom kids discuss the history of the Trail of Tears and its aftermath.; Format: lesson plan

Trail of Tears museum exhibit: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 6.7; In this lesson plan, students create a museum exhibit about the Cherokee Removal of 1838-1839.; Format: lesson plan; By Andrea Stewart, Keisha Gabriel, and Patty Grant.

Understanding the Columbian Exchange: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 5.1; This lesson will help students think about the effects of the Columbian Exchange, particularly the exchange of disease as it affected the psychology of the Europeans and Native populations in the early settlement of the Americas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

A visit to colonial North Carolina: This lesson extends student learning about the colonial period in North Carolina history by incorporating primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection. After reading first-hand accounts of travelers to colonial America, students will create their own travel brochure advertising North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

A walk of betrayal: The Trail of Tears: In this lesson plan for fourth and fifth grade students will read various resources and watch videos about the Cherokee. They will trace the history of the Cherokee, discuss the outcomes of the impact of the white man, and determine how that intrusion led the Cherokee to the Trail of Tears. The students will examine the survival of the Cherokee and explore their accomplishments into the 21st century.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Mary Towles.

The Walking Classroom: Lesson plans and podcasts aligned to the fifth grade curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Walking the Trail of Tears: Students will read accounts and learn about what happened on the Trail of Tears. They will discuss the causes of removal, explore the trail, and understand the effects it had on the Cherokee.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Marsha Davis.

Webquest: The journeys and journals of John Lederer: In North Carolina maps, page 3.4; In this lesson, students complete a webquest in which they study maps in relation to primary source texts to glean insights into the discovery of Western North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Jennifer Job.

What does it mean?: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 2.7; Introduction Visual symbols can be important ways of communicating ideas. Individuals, corporations, communities, and organizations use logos, seals, flags, icons, and other visual symbols to represent their values, share their histories, and send...; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

Where do the Lumbee live?: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 2.8; Introduction Knowing the location of a community, city, state or nation is important. More important, however, is understanding of the personality of the location. Robeson County, home of the Lumbee Tribe, is more than a North Carolina county that...; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Gazelia Carter.

Why the opossum's tail is bare: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.2; A recording of a radio adaptation of a Cherokee legend, with suggestions for use in the classroom.; Format: article/lesson plan

William Byrd graphic organizer: This graphic organizer will aid students' comprehension as they read excerpts from a journal written by William Byrd, a wealthy plantation owner from Virginia who was one of several men commissioned to survey the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina in 1728.; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

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