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- The land of milk and honey: Reasons for migration
- In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 2
- In this lesson, students brainstorm reasons people leave their homes and move somewhere else. After discussing modern day reasons for migration, students will explore the motives of early settlers to immigrate to colonial North Carolina. Motives will be explored using a primary source, specifically letters from potential settlers asking for permission to come to the "land of milk and honey."
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
- By Lara Willox.
- The land of milk and honey: Relocated or not
- In Colonial and state records of North Carolina, page 4
- In this lesson, students read primary sources to learn about the establishment of the city of New Bern, North Carolina. The students will also use maps to draw conclusions about what was read.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Lara Willox.
- Language families
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.7
- Students will identify and locate the three language families of contact period North Carolina and calculate the physical area covered by each language family.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 7–8 Mathematics and Social Studies)
- Laws and government: Hammurabi's Code
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.2
- In this lesson, students analyze the Code of Hammurabi and make inferences about Babylonian society based on the code. The lesson plan concludes with a discussion of contemporary careers that involve knowledge of laws.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Mary B. Taylor.
- Legends: Dramatic story telling
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 10.1
- Introduction The act of storytelling makes learning exciting. Participating in a dramatic presentation of American Indian Legends allows class members to create, learn, and teach. Learning Outcomes Students will select an American...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4, 6, and 8 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education)
- By Linda Tabor.
- Letters back home: A soldier's perspective on World War I
- World War I traumatized many of the soldiers that participated in the war. It had a lasting effect on the political, economic, social, and cultural lives of Americans during the 1920's. By reading letters that one soldier wrote to his family back home. Students can gain insight into the reasons why the “Great War” had such a profound impact on the United States in years following the war.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By George Gray Jr..
- Letters home
- Students will write letters home, taking on the role of one of the sons of the "Gold Star Mothers" from Union County, NC.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7–8 Social Studies)
- By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.
- Liberation and deliberation: The North Carolina ratification debates of 1788
- This lesson focuses on the deliberations over ratification of the US Constitution by the North Carolina legislators. In particular it traces the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-federalists found in the primary sources digitized in the Documenting the American South collection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Social Studies)
- By Mark Laskowski.
- Life on a North Carolina military base in wartime
- Students will use primary sources from a World War II military base in North Carolina to make inferences about life on that base. This lesson was created through a partnership with the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Laina Stapleton.
- Lighting the maritime path: The geography of North Carolina's lighthouses
- In this lesson students will examine images of North Carolina lighthouses from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University and explore various websites to determine the relative location of eight North Carolina lighthouses and develop an understanding of maritime activities and coastal living.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
- By Sonna Jamerson.
- Linking important geographic sites to world history
- Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 Social Studies)
- By Guy Swanson.
- The little house out back: The architecture of an outhouse
- In this lesson students will practice forming opinions and supporting them with facts by examining pictures of a North Carolina outhouse and an architectural plan of an outhouse. They will use their knowledge of history to draw conclusions about the conveniences available to people of different socio-economic groups in North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Loretta Wilson.
- Little Switzerland, legally speaking
- In Driving through time: The digital Blue Ridge Parkway, page 3.3
- This is the second lesson in the Battle Over Little Switzerland unit. In this lesson, students research the point of view of an individual or subset of the Little Switzerland community in order to understand their perspective on the battle over Little Switzerland land purchase. Students then take on the role of a specific individual who was engaged in the debate over Little Switzerland land prices and the court case of the State Highway Commission vs. the Little Switzerland Company and present their case to the class.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Katy Vance.
- Live-at-Home in North Carolina
- In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Live at Home program started in North Carolina by Governor O. Max Gardner to help North Carolina farmers refocus on food crops rather than cash crops during the Depression. These photographs, from the Green 'N' Growing collection at the North Carolina State University, will help students draw conclusions about the culture of North Carolina in the early 1930s and understand how they overcame the hardships of the Depression.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Loretta Wilson.
- Living the pioneer life
- In this lesson, students will use photographs of Appalachian log dwellings to understand how advances in technology, the desire to own land, and political incentives have resulted in economic and social changes over time for the people of North Carolina. The students will examine text and historical documents to assess the time period in which log cabin structures were built, the reasons for constructing them, and the lives of the people who built these houses.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
- By Sonna Jamerson.
- A living timeline of civil rights
- This fifth grade lesson plan is one piece of a civil rights unit. This particular lesson is an opportunity for students to demonstrate knowledge of a specific person or event that occurred during the civil rights movement. The students will share their research with others as they take on the role of a museum artifact.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- By Laurie Lietz.
- Lords Proprietors graphic organizer
- Completing this graphic organizer will aid students' understanding of the eight men who controlled the Carolina colony.
- Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Lumbee learning
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 2.4
- Introduction Education for the Lumbee Tribe has always been important. After Reconstruction ended and the state of North Carolina began its journey to educate its people, no provisions were made for American Indians. Segregated schools provided education...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Second Languages)
- By Gazelia Carter.
- The Lumbee: Who are they?
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 2.6
- Introduction This activity for middle school grades allows students to survey the various theories concerning the ancestry of the Lumbee. Students will read and analyze four threads that seek to chronicle the ancestry of North Carolina’s largest...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gazelia Carter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech
- Students will display their understanding of the symbolism and references that Dr. King used to enrich his famous speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by constructing a “jackdaw,” a collection of documents and objects.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Charlotte Lammers.
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