Alexis Huber & Chris Tuttell 4 th Grade Teachers at Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs, NC

NC School Library Media Association Jennifer Pharr Davis Appalachian Trail Mountain to Sea Trail 4 th Grade

Mountain To Sea Trail PE Technology Art Media Music “Coming together, sharing together, working together, succeeding together.” -unknown

 Great Smoky Mountain Nat’l Park  Cherokee  Asheville  Greensboro  Raleigh  Goldsboro  Kinston  Havelock  New Bern  Nags Head

 Cherokee Indians  Daily life  Language  History  Culture  Trail of Tears  Legends and folklore  Great Smokey Mtn. Nat’l Park  How the park was formed  Geography and climate  Animals of the Smokies Tools Used:  Interactive word document with hyperlinks  Microsoft PowerPoint  Online website scavenger hunt  Timeline and bubble maps with paper and pencil  Tagxedo

 Asheville  Biltmore House  Civil War  North Carolina and the Civil War  Battle of Asheville  Great Depression  Nations Hardest hit  Greensboro  Underground Railroad  Civil Rights  Segregation  Greensboro sit ins  Woolworth’s restaurant  1 st steam powered cotton mill Tools used:  Flip cameras for newscasts  Publisher for newspaper articles and press releases  Wordle for brainstorming  Posters  Photostory

 Raleigh  Government  Education  Research Triangle Park  Presidents  Andrew Johnson  Andrew Jackson  James Polk  Goldsboro  Railroad  Air force base  Battle of Goldsboro Bridge Ideas for tools to use:  Facebook for dead people  Paperslide videos with flip  Publisher – Historic people trading cards  Powerpoint Jeopardy

 Kinston  History of Name  Named after King George the 3rd  Plantation Life  Mordecai House and Summersets  Early Life  1 st inhabited by Neusiok Indians  Civil War  Camp Campbell & Camp Johnston established near city  Ship of Fire Legend  Hurricanes  Heavily impacted by Floyd and Fran  Havelock  New City – 1950 population was 100  Marine Corps – Cherry point  Production of tar and turpentine  Moonshine ?  Haven for hunters and fishermen

 New Bern  2 nd oldest town in NC  States First  First Capital  1 st bookstore  1 st postal service  Tryon Palace  Famous things/people  Nicholas Sparks  Pepsi Cola birthplace  Voice of ‘You’ve Got Mail’  Nags Head  Wright Brothers  Kitty Hawk  Lost Colony  Black Beard  Jockey’s Ridge  Lighthouses  Nags Head Tale  Chris Chapel came to play Sir Walter Raleigh for the students

Web 2.0 and Microsoft Literature Engaging Speakers Display of student work

Next year we plan to….  Introduced at beginning of school year (July)  Introductory pump up video of teachers at trail  Focus on 1 city per month  1 in depth project per city  Tracking miles for whole year as class and individuals  Saturday field trip and possible trip to trail  Speakers  Use the ipod touches we received

'I think what makes this dream so compelling is that it represents more than just a hiking trail. This trail embodies a vision, which, little by little, comes more into focus each year. There is, also, a sense of pride -- held by citizens and our leaders -- of what is best about North Carolina. When it is completed, the trail will showcase North Carolina's natural and cultural beauty, off the beaten path in the mountains, the Piedmont, the Coastal Plain and the Outer Banks; natural lands and farms; small towns and big cities.' -Howard Lee