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Standard 3.4.1.PR

3.4.1.PR Investigate the cultural characteristics of places and regions around the world.

Grade(s): 3

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Archaeo-Tech: Introducing Experimental Archaeology

Lesson

Grades: 3, 6

Students brainstorm examples of artifacts archaeologists might find in prehistoric South Carolina and then analyze photos of real artifacts to understand how archaeologists use them to learn about...

Palmetto Rose | Go For It

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

From frond to rose, Devyn visits Charleston’s City Market to learn how to fold a Palmetto Rose.

Families

Lesson

Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4

Th students will compare the lives of families together in America and across the world, including typical food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Students will look at their own families and...

Telling Totem Poles

Lesson

Grades: 3, 4

Students will learn about the Pacific Northwest culture of creating totem poles.

Geography

Lesson

Grades: 3, 4

Students will research different continents in the world. They will use their information to create reminders of the cultures and traditions of these continents when they are discussed in later...

Building The Home And Move To Clemson | Hanover House

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 3

This segment covers the St. Julien family settling near Charleston, and building their home and plantation. William Hiott, Director of Clemson University Historical Properties, talks about why the...

House History And Tour | Hanover House

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3

This last segment features a tour around the house, showing each room, design choices exclusive to each room, and some of the antiques and various artifacts on display in the home. Today, the house...

The Crescent on South Carolina's Flag: Is it a Moon or Not? | South Carolina Focus

Audio

Grades: 2 3 4

South Carolina is widely acknowledged to have one of the most beautiful state flags in the country. Created by Col. William Moultrie, the flag features a palmetto tree, which became a beloved icon of...

Gullah Glossary | GullahNet

Document

Grades: 4 8

benne wafer (ben.ne wa.fer) n. - a cookie made with sesame seeds and eaten for good luck; introduced by slaves from West Africa. / cast (cast) v. - to throw or fling. chaff (chaff) n. - lightweight...

Brookgreen Gardens | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 9 10 11 12

Brookgreen Gardens, between Myrtle Beach and Georgetown on the coast of South Carolina, was formed when Archer M. Huntington joined together parts of four different rice plantations. Anna Hyatt...

Storytelling (Night Before Christmas in Gullah) | Gullah Net

Video

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3

Native Islanders share their folklore and history through storytelling and singing. Gullah storytellers often perform folktales that feature animals as the main characters. Much like tales heard in...

Making Baskets | Gullah Net

Video

Grades: 3 4

The Gullah tradition of creating coiled grass baskets is a craft that has been handed down from generation to generation. Instead of weaving the baskets, a needle made from a spoon handle, bone or...

Songs | Gullah Net

Audio

Grades: 3 4

Music is another important part of life on the Sea Islands. Most of the Gullah music is found in religious practices. Although spirituals had a Christian message, they were heartfelt expressions of...

Gullah Traditions | Gullah Net

Document

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Gullah traditions are the customs, beliefs and ways of life that have been passed down among Sea Island families. Making sweetgrass baskets, quilting, and knitting fishing nets are a few of the crafts...

Gullah People | Gullah Net

Photo

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Gullah communities are located where enslaved Africans once lived and worked on Sea Island plantations that were owned by American colonists. Native Americans were also part of these communities. The...

Gullah History | Gullah Net

Document

Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4

From West Africa During the late 1600s, English settlers in the new colonies needed more workers to farm thousands of acres of land on Sea Island plantations. Although some of the workers were Native...

Listen to Gullah Language | Gullah Net

Interactive

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

INSTRUCTIONS: Click on an English word to see and hear the Gullah word. About Gullah Language Gullah is also a language. It was developed among Africans as a way to communicate with people from other...

Saving Sandy Island, Part 9 of 9

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Part nine of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...

Saving Sandy Island, Part 8 of 9

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Part eight of nine the Carolina Stories: Saving Sandy Island. Saving Sandy Island is a documentary about the struggle to save an exceptional South Carolina island and its Gullah community from...

Saving Sandy Island, Part 3 of 9

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

In part three of Saving Sandy Island the residents begin to explore what will happen to their island if development takes place and what they must do to preserve the land. Saving Sandy Island is a...

Cities of SC: The Pee Dee | Pee Dee Explorer

Episode 3

Video

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

A historical video illustrating Pee Dee's cities

Making Fishnets | Gullah Net

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In the video, St. Helena resident Frank Brown weaves a net while singing a song rich in the Gullah dialect. This clip was extracted from Palmetto Places - St. Helena Island. After the Civil War and...