Lesson Plans
Migration is a Universal Human Experience
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: K-5By Holly Kolarova from Clear Creek Elementary OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will read two historical fiction picture books based on real people that experienced the act of migration in their lives. Students will understand what a migrant is, the push and pull reasons for migration, the hardships migrants face, and…
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Modeling the Garden Creek Mounds
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 9-12The Garden Creek mounds are located approximately 1.7 miles from Pisgah High School, along the Pigeon River near Canton in Haywood County, North Carolina. After learning about the history of the periods in which these mounds were constructed and the history behind them, students will model the amount of earth…
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Name that Artifact!
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: K-5In groups of 3-5, students will analyze models of 3-D artifacts using the UNC Research Laboratories of Archaeology’s Ancient North Carolinians website. During analysis, students will make observations of their artifact–describing its characteristics, and using those descriptions to make predictions about what the artifact may have been used for. Students will…
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NC Lumbee Tribe Homecoming: A Comparison of Celebrations and Culture
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: K-5Through discussion, students will see that celebrations are a way for communities to share their culture with not only the next generation but with others not of their culture. Students will begin by explaining their personal Fourth of July celebrations and the reasons or purpose behind celebrating this day. Students…
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Origin Stories of Land Use
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 9-12This lesson explores the meaning of land both environmentally and culturally, incorporating viewpoints of land from indigenous stakeholders, ecologists, government entities, historians and economists. How we ascribe value to land definitely impacts how that land is transformed or restored. Who has a voice in this process and why? Do all…
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Peace, Justice, and the League of Nations
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Denise-Marie Copeland from The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology (The COAST) OVERVIEW OF LESSON: This lesson will guide students to analyze the League of Nations in order to make a claim about whether or not it was an effective peace and justice institution. Students will compare text excerpts…
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Preserving Indigenous Culture & Tradition: Symbolism & Finding Identity through Beadwork
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 9-12Students will learn about North Carolina Indigenous cultures, traditions, symbolism, and beadwork. They will have the opportunity to work with a guest artist to spark their creative minds. They will sketch a beadwork design incorporating a specific tribe, history, and an Identity Symbol. Students will sew their design as a…
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Preserving Indigenous Hawaiian Culture Through Aloha
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: K-5As fifth-grade students begin to learn about the life of North America’s first peoples, the Age of Exploration, and colonization, they will be asked to analyze the effects that European exploration had on Native Hawaiian Peoples. Students will begin this lesson learning about Hawaiian history. Then they will explore Native…
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Product Design, SDG 12, & Lifestyles in Harmony with Nature
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: K-5By Patti Donohue from Johnson Street Global Studies OVERVIEW OF LESSON: After reviewing innovative designs, students will engage in the design process, reflecting on how the design process differs from fine art. They will learn about sustainable design and manufacturing, and about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and…
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Researching Methods: Indigenous Genocide using the “Ten Stages of Genocide”
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 9-12This lesson will provide students with an overview of the Ten Stages of Genocide, authored by Dr. George Stanton of Genocide Watch to determine how government policies have been utilized to eradicate communities throughout world history. Students will be assigned or select an Indigenous community to research and evaluate, using…
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