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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 3-5) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Explore Carl Sandburg's home at Connemara by taking a video tour and learning about his life as a writer. This lesson plan is compatible for use with Google Classroom and Google Slides.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 9-12)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will take a virtual tour of Connemara, the home where Carl Sandburg spent the last 22 years of his life. Students will analyze objects found in the home and make inferences about Carl Sandburg based on the objects that he collected in his home.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades 6-8)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Explore Carl Sandburg's home at Connemara by taking a video tour and learning about his life as a writer. This lesson plan is compatible for use with Google Classroom and Google Slides.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Civil Rights Then and Now (Grades 9-12) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

How are civil rights similar and different to 100 years ago?

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Let Your Voice be Heard (Grades 6-8) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This writing activity allows students to reflect on the insights gained through the “Eyes of a Poet”. By reading and watching a video of one of his poems, students can reflect on Sandburg’s values and apply those insights to their daily lives. This lesson plan is compatible for use with Google Classroom.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg: Biographer of Lincoln (Grades 3-5)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand why Sandburg wrote about Lincoln. Then they will write a biography of someone who inspires them.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Connemara (Grades K-2)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

The purpose of this lesson is for students to watch a video to learn about Connemara. Students will analyze objects found in the home and explain what they learn about Carl Sandburg based on the objects that he collected in his home.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Goats at Connemara Farm (Grades K-2) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand the connection between Mrs. Sandburg’s dairy barn and how the goats are cared for by park rangers today. The students will write both a descriptive poem about goats and an opinion piece about whether or not they would want a pet goat.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

"Fog" by Carl Sandburg (Grades 3-5)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students identify how Sandburg used figurative language in one of his poems. Students will then write their own poem in a similar style.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Girl Scouts Junior Playing the Past at Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Follow this Girl Scouts Junior "Playing the Past" badge lesson to plan a visit with your scouts at Carl Sandburg Home NHS. Girls will learn about Lilian Sandburg, what life was like for her in the past and explore the park.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Girl Scouts Daisy Trail Adventure at Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Follow this Girl Scouts Daisy "Trail Adventure" badge lesson to plan a visit with your scouts at Carl Sandburg Home NHS. Girls will choose their trail, prepare for the outdoors and share it with friends.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Problems and Perspectives (Grades 9-12) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will look at a social issue (child labor) from multiple perspectives, research points of view, and then present that perspective through a “town hall’ type meeting with classmates

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg Through Time (Grades 3-5)

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The purpose of this lesson is for students to learn about Sandburg’s life through his writing. Students will analyze one of Sandburg’s poems and explain what his poetry tells us about his family and his life. Students will think about their own families and will write an autobiographical poem about themselves.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Girl Scouts Brownie Hiker adventure at Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Follow this Girl Scouts Brownie "Hiker" badge lesson to plan a visit with your scouts at Carl Sandburg Home NHS. Girls will learn to prepare for a hike and learn a new skill as they choose their adventure activities.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Girl Scouts Cadette Eco Trekker at Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Follow this Girl Scouts Cadette "Eco Trekker" badge lesson to plan a visit with your scouts at Carl Sandburg Home NHS. Girls will learn about invasive species, leave no trace and how to practice eco friendly trekking while enjoying the outdoors.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Songs with Social Influence (Grades 9-12) Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will look at how the events in time influence the writers and musicians then and now. The students will look at how the creations of these artists then influence society.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg's Performance Poetry

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Performance Poetry The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand that poetry must be expressed to be understood well. The students will view performance poetry and then select a poem to act out for their class.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Why People Move: Introduction to Using Primary Sources (Grades 3-5) Lesson 3 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This lesson helps upper elementary students to identify primary and secondary sources and explain how they are used to better understand historical events. It introduces Carl Sandburg and helps students to understand the relevance of the Carl Sandburg Home NHS to the history of the area. Students will learn to differentiate between primary and secondary sources throughout the lesson's activities. This is the 3rd of three lessons intended to build upon on another's content and exercises.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Why People Move: The Changing Roles of Minorities (Grades 3-5) Lesson 2 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This lesson helps upper elementary students to learn about different minority groups and how their roles have changed over time. Using women’s and Black history students will learn valuable vocabulary. The local, regional, and national examples in this lesson display the connections, experiences, and accomplishments of minority groups in many places through various points in time.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Why People Move: Human Migration (Grades 3-5) Lesson 1 of 3 Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• Type: Lesson Plan
• Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Using examples from North Carolina's own migration history this lesson helps upper elementary students to understand the different types of human migration. Examples range from antebellum mountain summer homes to post-Civil War African American history. Western North Carolina has a long history of human migration in many forms. This lesson is a fun introduction to migration vocabulary with interactive activities to encourage critical thinking and the use of context clues by students.