Instructional Video5:04
Curated Video

The Trail of Tears

K - 5th
The Trail of Tears is a sad and important part of American history. Long ago, the U.S. government forced Native American tribes—like the Cherokee, Creek, and others—to leave their homes and move far away to new land. The journey was long...
Instructional Video5:05
Curated Video

Trail of Tears for Kids

K - 5th
Learn the story of the Trail of Tears, a tragic chapter in American history when thousands of Native Americans were forced to leave their homelands. This clear and simple video explains how the U.S. government passed the Indian Removal...
Instructional Video3:54
Great Big Story

Cherokee trails, Lamar Marshall’s mission to preserve history

12th - Higher Ed
Lamar Marshall, also known as Nanohe Dewatiski, dedicates his life to mapping and preserving Cherokee trails, connecting modern generations with their ancestors' sacred paths.<br/>
Instructional Video4:00
Great Big Story

Mapping Cherokee Nation Trails in the Appalachians

12th - Higher Ed
Embark on a profound journey with Ninohe Dworetsky, also known as Lamar Marshall, a devoted Cherokee trail finder who has dedicated the last 12 years to mapping the ancient trails of the Cherokee people across the Appalachians. Explore...
Instructional Video7:03
Wonderscape

Reclaiming Roots: The Resilience and Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in America

K - 5th
This video highlights the resilience and challenges faced by indigenous peoples in America, with a focus on the experiences in Oklahoma's Indian Territory. It discusses the Trail of Tears, the resilience and victimhood among Native...
Instructional Video5:21
Wonderscape

Cherokee Resistance and Legal Battles Against Forced Removal

K - 5th
This video covers the Cherokee Nation's struggle against forced removal from their ancestral lands, including the legal battle of Worcester v. Georgia and the controversial Treaty of New Echota. It describes the defiance of the US...
Instructional Video4:04
Curated Video

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

K - 8th
Miss Palomine recites the poem “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” and then talks about her favorite part of the poem and why she likes it.
Instructional Video3:33
Curated Video

Retelling Baa Baa Black Sheep

K - 8th
Miss Palomine talks about how retelling can make stories or poems much easier to understand. She then recites the poem “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” and then helps the student retell the poem.
Instructional Video4:15
Curated Video

A Closer Look at the Ruler

K - 8th
Miss Palomine reviews the inch measurement and then shows a variety of measurements she’s made with her ruler. She shows the numbers and lines on the ruler and explains how to measure to the nearest inch.
Instructional Video4:07
Curated Video

Using Tools

3rd - 8th
We find Miss Palomine cutting coupons out of the paper. She reviews the use of scissors and this begins a discussion of tools we use around our homes.
Instructional Video4:03
Curated Video

Inch by Inch

K - 8th
Miss Palomine begins the lesson by reminding the student about the measurement of length. She then talks about how length is measured in inches. She measures some common objects to illustrate the size of an inch and encourages the...
Instructional Video5:46
Curated Video

The Number 13

K - 8th
Miss Palomine picks thirteen tomatoes from her garden. This begins a discussion of thirteen—what the number looks like, the amount the number represents, and where thirteen appears on a number line.
Instructional Video3:05
Curated Video

The Trail of Tears

3rd - 8th
The Trail of Tears identifies how westward expansion affected Native Americans by exploring the Trail of Tears.
Instructional Video26:43
Wonderscape

History Kids: Trail of Tears

K - 5th
In this video, Rainy Fields, an enrolled citizen of the Muskogee Creek Nation, discusses the history of how the United States forcibly removed indigenous peoples from their lands, focusing on the Trail of Tears and the impact it had on...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Georgia Stories: John Ross, a Georgia Biography

9th - 10th
From 1828 to 1860, the Cherokee people were led by the remarkable Native American John Ross who presided over the birth of Cherokee Nation, the removal of his people from their homeland, and the founding of a new nation in a distant place.