Some entries are short and others a bit longer. Longer entries have been written and segmented into parts that may be excerpted and read alone. Please continue to visit this collection as we add new articles. And please let us know if there are specific topics you would like to see for use in classroom activities.
This NCpedia collection includes entries and other resources written specifically for elementary grades education. The entries are written at a 4th to 6th grade reading level, with many at an average of 5th grade.
Biographies
Ella Baker,
Civil Rights Activist
Charlotte Hawkins Brown,
African American Educational Leader
Anna Julia Cooper,
African American Education Leader
Harriet Ann Jacobs,
African American Writer
John Chavis,
Pioneering African American Teacher & Preacher
Michael Jordan,
North Carolina Sports Icon
Nina Simone,
Vocal Artist and Songwriter, Civil Rights Activist
Pauli Murray,
Gender and Civil Rights Activist
Sarah Keys,
African American Military Woman Who Stood Up for Her Rights
Thomas Day,
North Carolina Craftsman and Freeman of Color
George Henry White,
African American Reconstruction Political Leader
Geography & Environment
History of Daily Life
Living off the land:
Life in Rural North Carolina
History of Farming & Agriculture
Farming and Agriculture:
Working in the Fields
History of Business & Industry
History of Science, Technology & Inventions
X-Rays:
Discovering a Super Power
History of Transportation
Transportation in North Carolina:
A History of Getting Around
The Automobile:
Social Game Changer
History of Education
Rosenwald Schools:
Helping Communities Help Themselves
History of the American Revolution
The Regulator Movement:
Speaking Out and Standing Up for Your Beliefs
Culture and Heritage
Nature & The World Around Us
Events That Made & Changed History
Primary Source-Based Activity Pages
Grade 5 reading level
Farming and Agriculture in NC:
A History of Working in the Field
Rural Life in North Carolina 1800 to 1900:
Some things change and some stay the same
Social Game Changer:
The Automobile
Citation
"North Carolina History Elementary Education Collection." NCpedia. NCpedia Student Collection Accessed on December 12th, 2024. http://ncpedia-02.dcs.mcnc.org/north-carolina-history-elementary-education-collection-k-8.