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Living in the field: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 17; Highland families may use these small houses on a permanent basis, especially if they are near permanent wet-rice fields. Yet the houses sometimes are moved or abandoned when families cultivate other fields during different years or seasons. The canal running...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Family budget activity: This activity is designed to provide students with real-world application of classroom curriculum. Students will be required to make budgeting decisions in the light of inflation, unemployment, and other unforeseen additions or strains to the family budget.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By beth carroll.

Word family web: Students play a fun game with spider and fly to build new words using known word families.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Peggy Johnson.

Capitalism and commerce: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 4; In 1986, as the Cold War was ending, Vietnam began a series of market and social reforms, working to normalize its relations with the United States and open the country for tourism, which developed in the 1990s. Note that apartments, some with balconies, are...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Tobacco bag stringing: This article introduces the concept of tobacco bag stringing and discusses its importance as a source of income for women in North Carolina and Virginia during the Great Depression. Adapted for elementary students.; Format: article; Adapted by Pauline S. Johnson.

Americans with Turkish families: A group of people pose for this color photograph. In the photo, nine people, at least five of whom are young, some very young, are smiling at the photographer. The tallest and oldest looking people are in the back center of the photograph, and the youngest...; Format: image/photograph

Introduction: George Vanderbilt established the first agricultural operations at Biltmore to produce dairy products, meat, poultry, fruits, and vegetables for use in Biltmore House. However, it was his hope that the estate would be self supporting, and by the mid-1890s,...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Life on the land: The Piedmont before industrialization: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.1; In the decades after the Civil War, commercial agriculture and industry made their way into the North Carolina Piedmont, requiring subsistence farmers to adapt their farms and their ways of life to new economic realities.; Format: article; By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

Working with animals: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 7; In addition to providing labor, water buffalo also sometimes are eaten at major community feasts. Traditionally, buffalo were a major source of wealth for Southeast Asian families. They still are favored in highland wet-rice areas where neither humans not...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Day of the Dead Grave Decoration: During the period of October 31 through November 2, Mexican families honor their dead during the Day of the Dead celebrations. During this time families will visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried and then clean and decorate their graves. This...; Format: image/photograph

Families - Then and now: Students apply their knowledge of communities as they compare and contrast the home life described in Sarah Plain and Tall to the home life described in Because of Winn-Dixie.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Debbie Fox and Sherri Hendrix.

Rows of motorcycles parked in neat lines in Hanoi: Dozens of motorcycles are parked neatly in dense rows along a street in Hanoi. Throughout Southeast Asia, motorcycles are more common than cars because more people can afford them. Motorcycles are the vehicles that middle class families are most likely to...; Format: image/photograph

Conclusion: Children born or raised at the farm and dairy village have wonderful memories of growing up on Biltmore Estate. For Mildred Buchanan, living here “was fun. I guess you felt a little but more secure than you would out in the town....You just wasn’t...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Reuniting families: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.7; Letters from Freedmen's Bureau agents seeking information on the whereabouts of family members of freed slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Supermarket sweep: Day 1: Students will talk about choices that families make when purchasing groceries. Students will make a booklet of frequently purchased grocery items.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies); By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.

Historic Stagville: Read about the history of the plantation, the Bennehan and Cameron families who owned the plantation, the slave community, the structures on the plantation, and the effect the Civil War had on Stagville Plantation.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Letter of April 7, 1939: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.5; MORSE BAG COMPANY East Bend, North Carolina. April 7, 1939. Mr. Sherlock Bronson, Richmond, Virginia. Dear Sir: In compliance with your request of March 28th, I am glad to give you an idea of my experience in working with tobacco bags. My mother and father,...

Field house located on canal in highlands near Mai Chau: A thatched roof house is located along a canal used for irrigating wet-rice fields in the highlands near Mai Chau. Such small houses built of local plant materials may be used by Southeast Asian highland families on a permanent basis, especially if they are...; Format: image/photograph

Excerpt from William Henry Singleton slave narrative: William Henry Singleton was born into slavery in eastern North Carolina. This excerpt from his memoir describes his experience of being sold to a "slave farm" in Atlanta -- a place where young slaves were bought for a low price and then raised until they could be sold for a higher price.; Format: book

Exploring the families of instruments: Students will learn about the families of instruments and conclude the lesson by constructing a model instrument from one of the families studied.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education); By Leslie Cothern.

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