Sandlapper's Corner

Grades 3-5

Sandlapper's Corner is a series about South Carolina—its people and places, its present and past. Produced by Dr. Sandra G. Thomas, it contains units on geography, agriculture, industry, government, famous people, literature, and places to see and visit. (From our Streamline collection)

Lesson 1
Episode 1

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Sammy, a ventriloquist's puppet, is sitting in a Sandlapper's Corner. He helps the children realize that since a Sandlapper is a person who lives in South Carolina, Sandlapper's Corner is a place to...
Lesson 2
Episode 2

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SC's official Wind Direction checker, Baron Von Hotair, flies over SC from the mountains to the sea in his balloon and discusses the land he sees below and the different regions of the state. He...
Lesson 3
Episode 3

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A trip to Greenville focuses on industries located in Greenville and Spartanburg, schools, and the Greenville Museum of Art. Next, a trip to Columbia, the state capital. The State House is shown. The...
Lesson 5
Episode 5

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This lesson helps develop an awareness of the role of economics and industry in South Carolina. More industries are coming to SC each year because of the state's good sources of energy, unused natural...
Lesson 6
Episode 6

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A boy, who has decided that he would like to be a farmer one day, visits his county farm agent to learn more about becoming a farmer. The agent explains what crops most farmers raise in S.C. to...
Lesson 7
Episode 7

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A visit to gardens in the state shows the beauty that is SC in the spring. Each garden is distinctive in its appearance and is famous for the special flowers and trees that fill each one of them. How...
Lesson 8
Episode 8

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In this episode a twelve year-old girl assumes the role of the governor of SC. She is elected, assumes office, holds press conferences and gives tours of the State House until her daydream is...
Lesson 9
Episode 9

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12 year-old "Governor Price" returns to the State House from an Industrial Commission luncheon and guides a group of visitors through the State House. They tour the main lobby, the Sword of State, the...
Lesson 10
Episode 10

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A tourist in Cherokee, NC is taking his daughters' picture with an "Indian Chief" who is wearing a feather headdress and is standing in front of a teepee. A Cherokee girl passes them and tells about...
Lesson 11
Episode 11

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Explorers who landed in South Carolina, such as Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon, Jean Ribaut and Pedro Menendez de Aviles are discussed in this lesson. Also covered is the "Susan Constant", one of the ships...

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