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The Mexican Day of the Dead: In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1; Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....; Format: article

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 picture books: Two strategies for helping children understand a story through illustrations.; By Melissa Thibault.

Reading picture books: resources for teachers: Illustrations, picturebook finding aids, and great picture book websites.; By Melissa Thibault.

Reading images: an introduction to visual literacy: Images are all around us, and the ability to interpret them meaningfully is a vital skill for students to learn.; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Wordsplash example: Example of a wordsplash -- an arrangement of key terms displayed visually around a central topic. This example presents words associated with the Pleistocene Epoch.; Format: image/illustration

The clinical interview: In Problem centered math, page 3; Do your students have a strong number sense, or do they rely on memorized procedures, floundering when faced with unfamiliar problems? A clinical interview can help you to assess how your students think about mathematics. This example interview provides a model.; By David Walbert.

Math problems for grade 8 geometry: In Problem centered math, page 6; Problem sets in PDF format that address objectives of the Measurement and Geometry strands of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics, Grade 8.; By Grayson Wheatley.

Saying "yes" instead of "no": Fair Use Guidelines make room for students and teachers to use copyrighted material in multimedia presentations.; By Connie Bakker.

Archaeobotany: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.6; Students will use pictures of seeds, an activity sheet, and a graph to identify seven seeds and the conditions in which they grow. They will also infer ancient plant use by interpreting archaeobotanical samples and determine changing plant use by Native North Carolinians by interpreting a graph of seed frequency over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

Inference by analogy: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.12; Students will use historical sources and an archaeological site map to infer the use or meaning of items recovered from a North Carolina Native American site based on 17th-century European settlers' accounts and illustrations. They will also describe prehistoric lifeways based on archaeological and ethnohistoric information and explain why archaeologists use ethnohistoric analogy.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Name that point!: In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.4; In their study of projectile points (i.e., spear points or “arrowheads”) dating to the Archaic period in North Carolina, students use activity sheets to compare projectile point attributes and to identify and classify points based on clearly defined variables. They will also match projectile points to a chronology and determine when the points were made and why the information is important to archaeologists.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Portrait of a reader: Rosalie: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 3.1; I was setting up centers for the first day of class, which was still a week away, when Rosalie and her mother entered the classroom to meet me. Rosalie's mother explained that Rosalie was so excited about school and simply could not wait until the official...; By Jeanne Gunther.

Packaging resources: In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.3; LEARN NC is especially interested in publishing "packages" of resources that integrate instructional plans, best practices, and/or materials for student learning, including primary sources and multimedia. Teachers will be more likely to use and adapt upon...; Format: /help

Probate inventory of Valentine Bird, 1680: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.2; Probate inventory of one of the participants in Culpeper's Rebellion in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Probate inventory of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1777: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.9; Probate inventory of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Probate inventory of James and Anne Pollard, Tyrrell County, 1750: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.7; Probate inventory of a wealthy couple in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Probate inventory of Darby O'Brian, 1725: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.4; Probate inventory of a middle-class man from colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Will of Samuel Nicholson, 1727: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.5; Will of a plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: will

Blackbeard the pirate: This illustration of Blackbeard is from Charles Johnson's book A General History of the Pyrates. Aside from this work, no other record of Charles Johnson exists. Many believe the book was actually written by Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson...; Format: image/illustration

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