Description
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY LESSON
- Recommended for: Grades 2-5
- Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable in PPT and Google Slides; PDF is only editable in Acrobat Pro
IS THERE ANY AI-GENERATED TEXT, PHOTOS, OR ARTWORK IN THIS LESSON?
- All text in this lesson is 100% original and NOT AI-generated. It was researched, written, and edited by a Texas-certified teacher and school librarian with a MLS degree.
- Nearly all images are public domain photos or clipart purchased from human artists on TPT. One image of a cupcake was generated by DALL-E Open Source AI.
- All clipart is appropriate for upper-elementary grades. There are no cutesy images and no clipart of humans.
THIS NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 50-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
- List of 24 recommended North Carolina -themed books for Grades 2-5 (1 page)
- Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages)
- Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page)
- Prep, set up, tips (6 pages)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes detailed tips and CCSS, TEKS, and AASL Standards (4 pages)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT and Google Slides timings for scrolling slideshows (2 pages)
NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES
- North Carolina postal abbreviation
- North Carolina wildlife: American beaver, black bear, honeybee, Eastern box turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, Great blue heron
- ASL sign for “North Carolina”
- North Carolina cities and towns
- North Carolina state flower: flowering dogwood
- State nickname
- Famous people who were born in or have lived in NC
- North Carolina history: Lost Colony, Wright Brothers, Greensboro sit-ins, Hurricane Helene (2024)
- Landforms & Things to See: Outer Banks, World’s Largest Chest of Drawers, Biltmore Estate, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, USS North Carolina Battleship
- North Carolina foods: Moravian sugar cake, barbecue, Cheerwine (soda)
- Vocabulary: wetlands, Greensboro sit-ins, sound






