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Winnowing by hand: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 12; Winnowing trays are round and generally plaited from bamboo strands woven tightly onto a rattan frame. In rural villages, they are made at home by members of every household along with most of their other farming and household tools. Rice grains that have...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Montagnards: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 13; The region around Mai Chau is home to ethnic minorities sometimes known in Vietnam as “hill tribes” or Montagnards (“mountain people”). In this part of northern Vietnam, the highland minority groups are mostly speakers of Tai languages,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Choosing books that are just right: This teacher research study examines how students select books for independent reading and how teachers can help them make choices more appropriate to their reading levels.; By Melinda Parks.

Reading is for the boys (and girls)!: This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."; Format: article; By Kimberly Bowen.

Reading photographs: A picture is worth a thousand words — but which words? Questions can help students decode, interpret, and understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Don't put it down, put it up!: In a fifth grade classroom based around projects, everything has its place. This classroom profile shows you the design and purpose of Debra Harwell-Braun's fifth-grade classroom.; By Kathleen Casson.

Keys to success for English language learners: Tips that any teacher in any classroom can use to help ESL students learn the curriculum while learning English.; By Audrey L. Heining-Boynton.

Mutual support among beginning teachers: Beginning teachers share similar concerns and problems. Communication can help them share solutions, too.; By Katie Bond.

Letter of April 1, 1939: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.4; Box 132, R. #1, Leaksville, N.C., April 1, 1939. Mr. Sherlock Bronson, Box 644, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: I am kindly writing asking you please not to take the stringing of bags away from Mrs. Jones, our Agent for our community. For two years I have stringing...

Accessing the American Memory collection: Multimedia formats and offline-use tips: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 4; The American Memory collection contains a wide variety of formats including motion pictures, sound recordings, sheet music, maps, and photos. First, learn how to find them, then explore options for use in your classroom.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

Grooming in 1930s North Carolina: Using primary source materials, this lesson plan provides a glimpse into the lives of girls and women from the 1930s and will give students the opportunity to study what was considered attractive for the time, how the Depression affected grooming practices, and the universal concept of healthful living.; Format: article (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Hanoi girl tends a toddler sitting in the front basket of a motorcycle: A pre-adolescent girl tends a toddler who sits perched in the front basket of a motorcycle parked outside a storefront in Hanoi. The children are both wearing sleeveless pink pajamas. Older sisters and brothers in Asia generally are expected to be responsible...; Format: image/photograph

Highland girl holds younger child in rural area between Mai Chau and Ninh Binh: A highland girl holds a younger child in the rural area between Mai Chau and Ninh Binh. The older girl, who is probably in her early teens, wears a loose black blouse, and she is squinting in the sunlight. The front of her black hair is cut in bangs, and the...; Format: image/photograph

Woman stands in fenced yard winnowing rice on woven tray at Mai Chau: A highland woman at Mai Chau stands behind a stick fence in a yard as she winnows rice with a woven tray. She is wearing loose black pants or a long skirt with a T-shirt and another cloth wrapped at her waist, perhaps to hold tools. Her hair is wrapped and...; Format: image/photograph

Young girl gazes from veranda of a rural house near Nha Trang: A young girl gazes from the veranda of a rural house near Nha Trang. The girl's hair is cut short and she wears a lavender T-shirt with aqua trim. The veranda of this highland home is built of hand-hewn wood and palm fronds lashed together with local fibers.; Format: image/photograph

Three school girls in uniforms on road between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: Three girls in matching school clothes walk along a road between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. They all wear blue pants, white blouses, cloth sunhats, and backpacks. A cement building foundation and some grave headstones can be seen off the road on the left....; Format: image/photograph

Woman and girl with laundry on balcony in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: A young woman and girl call down from an apartment balcony in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. The young woman on the left holds clothing that she is hanging or removing from the laundry pole and hangers overhead. In many urban apartments throughout Southeast...; Format: image/photograph

Portrait of laughing young Vietnamese woman wearing a Sharks baseball cap: This portrait of a laughing young Vietnamese woman shows her wearing a tan Sharks baseball cap. Her long black hair is tied back and she wears a pink blouse and a gold chain around her neck.; Format: image/photograph

Three girls sit in stone doorway near carved columns of building at Angkor: Three girls sit in a stone doorway near carved columns of a building at Angkor. The stone columns visible on each side of the doorway are densely carved with horizontal bands and small, round designs between the bands. The original doors of the building were...; Format: image/photograph

Portrait of small girl holding colorful plaited tubes at Angkor: A small girl at Angkor shyly holds several colorful plaited tubes against the left side of her head using her right hand. These kinds of fiber containers, usually woven from local palm leaves dyed with synthetic aniline dyes, often are used to hold cooked,...; Format: image/photograph

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