The topic of this master's thesis is the cultural heritage of the Lower Neretva region in the context of teaching primary school subject – Nature and society. The Lower Neretva region consists of seven administrative units - three towns: Metković, Opuzen and Ploče and four municipalities: Kula Norinska, Zažablje, Pojezerje and Slivno. This region covers 412.56 km², which is a total of 23.15% of the area of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. During the process of writing this master's thesis, various scientific literature and internet sources related to this region and its cultural heritage were used. The methodology of this paper consists of qualitative text analysis for the purpose of data collection in accordance with scientific standards for scientific review. The paper analyzes the tangible and intangible cultural heritage, an extracurricular lesson named as “In the Native Museum” and a teaching projects that contains the heritage elements of the Lower Neretva region. An important role in upbringing and education has the development of the pupils' awareness of the cultural and natural featuers of the region of their living. In order to develop awareness, it is necessary to conduct Homeland educational contents, organize projects and include content by which students will learn about the specific features of their region.