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Our North Carolina Mountains and The People Who Have Lived Here

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, Social Studies

Lesson Plan about Our North Carolina Mountains and The People Who have Lived Here – Grade Level: Grades 4 – Subjects: Social Studies, Computers and …

Mountain Crafts and Traditions and Their Changes Over Time

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, Social Studies

This unit is designed for 4th graders studying North Carolina history. Students will explore aspects of mountain life around the turn of the century as well as aspects of mountain life today and address changes to crafts and traditions over time.

Our North Carolina Mountains and the People Who Have Lived Here

Our North Carolina Mountains and the People Who Have Lived Here

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, Social Studies

This unit is designed to give 4th and 5th grade students an understanding of the rich, diverse history of the North Carolina mountains and the people who have called these mountains home. […]

Macon County Cherokee Heritage

Macon County Cherokee Heritage

3-5, Art, English/Language Arts, Healthful Living, Information Skills, Social Studies

This unit focuses on the presence of a large ancient Cherokee Indian village which was located in Cowee Valley, a community in Franklin, North Carolina. The lesson is integrated into Language Arts, Social Studies, Physical Education and Art. Narrative writing is also part of the plan as an important focus in Fourth Grade.

History of Hiwassee Dam Union School

History of Hiwassee Dam Union School

3-5, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, Social Studies

This unit plan introduces the 4th grade students to the history of Hiwassee Dam School. The school was originally started for the children of the workers who came to the area to build the TVA Dam. The students will interview community members who attended the original school, collect pictures of the old school, new school and students of each school.

Cross-Curriculum Scrapbook

Cross-Curriculum Scrapbook

3-5, Art, Computer and Technology Skills, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, Music, Social Studies, Technical-Vocational

During this project, each fourth-grade student creates a scrapbook based on historic figures, places, and events in the history of Western North Carolina. […]

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About The Digital Heritage Project

DigitalHeritage.org includes essays, video interviews, and other materials created by the students of Western Carolina University. It also includes regional lesson plans created by teachers participating in the Adventure of the American Mind project sponsored by the Library of Congress. Radio spots created by WCU faculty and students may be heard on stations WKSF-FM, WMXF-AM, WPEK-AM, WWCU-FM, and WWNC-AM. A print version is available each month in the Laurel of Asheville.

Tonya Carroll (B.A., 2007 M.A., 2009) with Bruce Frazier (Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Professor in Commercial & Electronic Music) in the recording studio.
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