Lesson
Grades: 3
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The inhabitants of the early Carolina colony included native, immigrant, and enslaved peoples. To understand how these various groups interacted to form a new and unique culture, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the follo...
Grade(s): 3
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2011
The Exploration of South Carolina
Lesson
Grades: 3
Our nation is made up of many different kinds of people who come from all over the world for many different reasons. Some may come for jobs, family, political reasons, or a fresh start somewhere new...
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...
Southeastern Native Americans' Lifestyles
Lesson
Grades: 3, 4
The Native Americans of the Southeastern Region included those in South Carolina. These Native Americans were adapted to a warm climate and were permanent settlers of the region. This lesson explores...
Governor Robert Johnson | Palmetto Special
Video
Grades: 3 4 5
REENACTMENT: The reenactment begins with Simpson, an aide to Governor Robert Johnson, lamenting the death of the Governor. Through flashbacks we see Simpson and Johnson at crucial times during the...
Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special
Video
Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8
The lesson consists of the host and three students visiting Keowee-Toxaway State Park in Pickens County. The story of the Cherokee is told there through drawings and artifacts in a series of display...
Catch the Gullah Beat: Rhythm and Percussion
Lesson
Grades: 3
Design and play unique, student-made versions of traditional Gullah musical instruments.
Gullah Gourmet
Lesson
Grades: 3
When enslaved Africans came to the coast of South Carolina they brought many foods with them that have become traditional Southern favorites. They include peanuts, sweet potatoes, okra, black-eyed...
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage
Video
Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8
The story of the Cherokees is told through scenes from "lJnto These Hills" the outdoor drama in Cherokee, North Carolina that depicts the story of the Cherokees. The video centers around an Indian...
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...
Rice Cultivation
Video
Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8
The Reenactment: The opening scene is the Hot and Hot Fish Club at Waccamaw Neck, c.1850. Young Paul Weston is playing a game of billiards with Hugh Fraser and lamenting his father's recent death.They...
Red Riding Hood | Gullah Tales
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Listen to the interactive version of the Little Red Riding Hood in both English and Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
Bossy Elephant | Gullah Tales
Interactive
Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5
Listen to the interactive version of the Bossy Elephant in both English and Gullah. Storytelling performance by Anita Singleton Prather (Aunt Pearlie Sue)
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...
Middleton Place Plantation | Project Discovery Revisited
Video
Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8
Middleton Place, on the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina, was the home of the Middleton family, which included the president of the First Continental Congress and a signer of the...
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...