This North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Live Binder site provides lesson plans and activities to assist students in learning about and understanding the N.C. State Constitution and government.

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 4th grade Social Studies content. Within the folder you will access Parent Guide PDFs in FIVE Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese to help on-going communication with caregivers. 

This resource accompanies our Rethink 4th Grade Social Studies course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

This resource provides information on the three branches of government and contains two videos about the constitution.

This presentation teaches students about the branches of government at the state level and how they check and balance each other.

Students can learn about the court case Bayard v Singleton which took place just after the American Revolutionary War and before the Federal case of Marbury v Madison. This is one of the cases which was used to established judicial review at the state level.

Students can learn about the changes which were made to the North Carolina Constitution in 1835.

Students can review the original Constitution of North Carolina which was created prior to the American Revolutionary War.

Students can learn about the Colonial Govenror Arthur Dobbs. Governor Dobbs ruled the colony of North Carolina during the 18th Century.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies.