Welcome to our Social Studies Storyboard Archive—a curated collection of lesson plans created by our grant participants for use in their own classrooms, designed to support K–12 educators in delivering engaging, standards-aligned instruction.
This resource features downloadable storyboards organized by grade level and subject, covering a wide range of social studies topics.
We invite you to explore the archive using the filters provided. Each storyboard is ready for immediate use in your own classroom.
These educational storyboards are suitable for fourth graders and higher.
| Title | Author | South Carolina Education Standards | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heroine Figures of the American Revolution | Shanta Mungin | 4-3.6: Explain the roles of women, African Americans, and Native Americans | Download PDF |
| A Day In The Life Of Colonist vs Native Americans | Casey Sanders | 4.1.CO: Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization. | Download PDF |
| Native Americans and Europeans | Jennifer Gribben | 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization. | Download PDF |
| Shaping the Way for the Civil Rights Movement | Karen James | 4.5.P: Summarize Reconstruction as a turning point in American history. 4.5.CC: Identify and evaluate the impact of economic, political, and social events on the African American experience throughout Reconstruction. Standard 4.5.CE: Analyze the impact of federal legislation on the South during Reconstruction. | Download PDF |
| Bacon's Rebellion | Laney Rogers | 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization. | Download PDF |
| Comparing the Interactions Among Cultural Groups as a Result Of European Colonization | Susan Palmer-Murphy | 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization. | Download PDF |
| Colonization and Africans | Colleen Sullivan | Standard 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization | Download PDF |
| Impact of Colonization on the Native Americans | Michelle McKenzie-Hylton | 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization. R.1.1 Conduct short research for inquiry by: a. generating a question(s) about a topic; and b. consulting a variety of print and multimedia sources. | Download PDF |
| A Journey Into America's First Colony | Monique Blake | 4.1.CO Demonstrate an understanding of of the colonization of North America, including South Carolina, between 1600-170 | Download MP4 |
The educational storyboards in this section are geared for eighth-grade learners and above.
| Title | Author | South Carolina Social Studies Standard | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Settlement: Uncovering the Powhatan Perspective on Jamestown | Marsha Watson | 6.3.CX Contextualize the experience of indigenous peoples due to expansion and the conflict that arose from it. | View Storyboard |
| Colonialism's Role in Shaping Early American Science | Tamanjong Akongnui | MWH.4.CO: Explain the motives for and effects of European countries in the Age of Imperialism. | Download PDF |
| The Lost Colony | Chris Hales | 5:3.5.1.HS: Demonstrate an understanding of how and why humans have explored and migrated across Earth. | Download MP4 |
| Forging a Nation: The Journey From Independence to the Constitution | Peta-Gay Rowe-Forrest | 8.2.E : Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the development of democracy in South Carolina and the United States. | Download PDF |
| What Happened to Roanoke? | Scott Steele | Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the development of South Carolina during the settlement and colonization of North America in the period of 1500–1756. 8.1.C.C Analyze the changes and continuities of the Native Americans’ experiences prior to and as a result of settlement and colonization. | Download PDF |
| Road to a Constitution | Kayla Kerman | Social Studies 8.2.P: Analyze significant founding principles that led to the development of federalism in South Carolina and the United States. (South Carolina Department of Education, 2019) | Download PDF |
| Revolution of 1719 | Leslie Lloyd | Standard 8-1.CX | Download PDF |
| The American Revolution | Marsha Goldson | 8.2.CE Explain the economic, political, and social factors surrounding the American Revolution. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the colonies began to unify to create a distinctive American identity over the course of events of the American Revolution. | Download PDF |
| South Carolina, Revolution, Identity and Constitution | Michelle Sutton | Demonstrate an understanding of how South Carolinians and Americans created a revolutionary form of government during the period of 1757-1815. For this lesson we will focus on the years (1756-1776). South Carolina Standard: Grade 8 Standard 2 Indicator 8.2CE | Download PDF |
| The American Civil War | Nicole Grant | 8.3 Demonstrate an understanding of conflict and compromise in South Carolina, the Southern region, and the United States as a result of sectionalism between the period 1816–1865. | Download PDF |
These storyboards are intended for use in high school classrooms. They deal mainly with United States history and the events that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
| Title | Author | South Carolina Social Studies Standard | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalists vs. Patriots | Amber McCoy | USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763–1791 | Download PDF |
| Jamestown Settlement | Chadwick Hoshour | SC HISTORY STANDARDS : USHC.1.CO, USHC.1.P, USHC.1.E | Download PDF |
| The Great Debate: Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists | Collin Kremer | USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763–1791 | Download PDF |
| The American Independence | Mara Masuhod | Social Studies Standards: USHC.1.CO Analyze the development of the American identity through the founding principles and social and economic development of the Northern and Southern colonies from 1607–1763 using a comparative analysis. USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self- government from 1763–1791. ELA STANDARDS: ELA.E3.AOR.5.2 Evaluate the text structure(s) and features within an informational text. ELA.E3.C.9.1 Analyze and evaluate a video presentation. | Download PDF |
| Proclamation of 1763: "A Spark to Revolution" | Niesel Ongonion | Standard: USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763–1791. | Download PDF |
| The Mystery of the Lost Colony | Shandra Koger | USHC.1.CO Analyze the development of the American identity through the founding principles and social and economic development of the Northern and Southern colonies from 1607–1763 using a comparative analysis. | Download PDF |
| The Road to the American Constitution | Tiara Turner | Highlighting the journey from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution South Carolina Standard: US History and the Constitution Standard 1 Indicator: USHC.1.CE | Download PDF |
| George Washington | Dakota Goff | USHC.1.CO analyze the development of the American identity through the founding principles and social and economic development of the northern and southern colonies from 1607–1763 using a comparative analysis. USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763–1791. | Download PDF |
| Road to the American Revolution | James Sweat | U.S. History Standard 1, USHC.1.CO, USHC.1.CE, USHC.1.P, USHC.1.CX, USHC.1.E | Download PDF |
| The Transformative Influence of Rice on the American South | Lula Frierson | S.8.1P, S8.3CX, USHC.1.CO | Download PDF |
| Unveiling the Transatlantic Slave Trade | Sara Byrd | USHC.1.CO | Download PDF |
| The Story of the Natives from pre-Columbus to the 21st Century | Sarah Shipman | USHC.1.P, USHC.1.CX, USHC.2.CE, USHC.3.CC | Download PDF |
| Shot Heard 'Round the World: A Detailed History of Events Leading to the American Revolution | Philip Davis | View PDF |
These classroom storyboards cover subject matter at a high school level. They feature topics involving the forming of the United States’ government.
| Title | Author | South Carolina Social Studies Standard | Download |
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| Forging A Nation: The Constitutional Convention Of 1787 | Michelle Greene | US Government Standard: USG.1.CC – Analyze the major debates and compromises underlying the formation and ratification of the Constitution. | Download PDF |
| Deconstructing the Declaration of Independence | Matthew WIlt | SCUSG.1.ER & SCUSG.1.IN | Download PDF |
| Birth of a Nation | Maria Karen San Diego | 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental historical and philosophical principles and ideas that led to the development of the American constitutional democracy. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the political process in determining and shaping public policy and the political climate in the United States. | Download PDF |
| Building a New Nation | Tatanisha Pierre | STANDARD: USG.1.IN Interpret founding documents and principles that led to the creation of the American constitutional democracy. | Download PDF |
| Events Leading to the American Revolution | Lynn Smith | USHC 1.2 and USG.1.ER | Download PDF |
The classroom storyboards in this section are written for use in high school classrooms. They focus on history of the world in general, starting from the 1300s and later.
| Title | Author | South Carolina Social Studies Standard | Download |
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| Comparison of Native-European Interactions | Adam Schwartz | Modern World History Standard: Standard 1- Demonstrate and understanding of the emergence of the early modern world during the period of 1300-1500. Indicator: MWH.P.1- Summarize the motivations of worldwide exploration and the influence of exploration on world civilizations. | Download PDF |