McDuffy Coker Family Cherokee County, North Carolina 1930 (Private Collection of Janice Harburn Digital ID#022702-9)
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject: Social Studies, Information Skills, Computer Technology
By Janice Harburn
Hayesville Elementary School – Clay County Schools
This unit will focus on the comparison of families in the Appalachian Mountains.
Adventure of the American Mind – Western Carolina University
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