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. 

Students are exposed to some of the key causes behind the start of the United States Civil War. Sudents will be able to analyze the impact of contributions made by diverse historical figures over time as well as the impact of major conflicts, battles, and wars on the development of our nation through Reconstruction. The values and principles of American democracy as well as the roles of woman and minorities are also identified.

Containing more than 50 articles from the award-winning Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine and over 40 lesson plans, this multidisciplinary Educator Notebook will enrich your exploration of North Carolina and American history with diverse perspectives. This resource's link takes you to a very short form that gives you free downloadable access to the complete PDF book.

A website resource that provides facts and data that documents the forced removal of enslaved persons from Africa and their arrival to North Carolina.

In this lesson, students will independently examine primary source documents and secondary sources to answer questions about the Culpepper's Rebellion. Students will understand who was involved in Culpepper's Rebellion, what the rebellion meant to the colonial people, and why there was a rebellion.

In this lesson, the class will examine primary source documents and secondary sources to answer questions about the Tuscarora War. Students will understand who was involved, what the war meant to the colonial people, and why there was a war.

Students can read transcripts from the debate about the raitification of the United States Constitution by people in North Carolina.

Through images, reading, and class discussions, students will learn about the Edenton Tea Party, one of the earliest organized women's political actions in United States history that occurred in 1774 in Edenton, North Carolina. Students will then exhibit their understanding of the event by creating an invitation that combines artistic and creative measures with the learned facts of the protest. A brief quiz is available with an answer key

Fort Dobbs has created a series of short videos designed to teach students about the settlement of the Northwest Carolina backcountry, the lives of the Native Americans living in and near the region of Fort Dobbs, the life of a North Carolina Provincial Soldier, and North Carolina's role during the French and Indian War. The videos are designed for teachers to use them separately to fit into their own lessons or can be grouped together by theme.

Students will learn abouth te Freemen's Colony which was established by Union soldiers during the American Civil War.

Students can read about the role North Carolina played during the French and Indian War which pre-dated the American Revolutionary War.

Students become aware of the importance of the maritime history and culture of the North Carolina Outer Banks through the study of WWII, Piracy, Shipwrecks, and the Civil War.

Students and teachers can learn about the Haudenosaunee Alliance of various Native American groups including the Mohak from North Carolina.

This downloadable document contains activities related to important historical events that happened in Halifax, North Carolina. Topics include the Halifax Print Shop, Halifax Imports/Exports, The Halifax Resolves, and Underground Railroad.

Explore North Carolina's colonial history with these digital Primary Source Sets from the State Archives of North Carolina.

Students will learn about the Loyalists who sided with the British during the American Revolution and what happened to the ones who lived in North Carolina.

This site provides a brief synopsis of the history, geography, people and the economy of North Carolina.

UNC-TV honors North Carolina?s Greatest Generation with this moving two-hour documentary presentation, NORTH CAROLINA?S WWII EXPERIENCE. Through film footage, photographs, and revealing personal interviews with 25 men and women who lived it, this documentary brings history to life, from battlefield to the home front. It examines the myriad of roles North Carolina and its citizens played in the Second World War. Two hour documentary, teachers may wish to show it in 30 minute intervals.