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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.

About wills and probate inventories: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.1; Explanation of legal documents surrounding a person's death and how historians use them to understand daily life, family structure, and other aspects of the past.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Tobacco Farm Life Museum: This history museum provides "an informative insight into early 20th century farm family life."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Life on the land: Voices: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.4; Excerpts of oral history interviews with men and women who grew up on farms in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century North Carolina.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Liberty Hall: This fully restored home built in the early 1850s shows what life was like in rural North Carolina over 150 years ago.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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.

Somerset Place (NC Historic Site): Located on the banks of Phelps Lake, Somerset Place is a representative antebellum plantation offering a view of life during the period before the Civil War. It became one of North Carolina's most prosperous rice, corn, and wheat plantations.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Wills and inventories: A process guide: Guiding questions for students investigating daily life in the past through wills, inventories, and probate records.; Format: article/learner's guide; By David Walbert.

Mike's Farm and Country Store: Take a trip to the farm! Experience life on a farm today and in times gone by at this family-owned farm.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

An uncle interviews his young niece in Bahasa Malay: When a Malaysian family invited me to stay with them and come to their son's wedding, I accepted. For almost two weeks, I slept with them in the large family room area, sat at their table and ate with my hands (as is typical with some Malay food), and tried...; Format: audio

A highland farmhouse: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 14; The farm house shown here, located by a canal at Dong Ha, has a thatch and corrugated metal roof. Corrugated metal roofs are popular among some farmers in Southeast Asia because they are long lasting and fire resistant. They are, however, hotter, noisier,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Family members bathe and do laundry at stream embankment: Family members bathe and do laundry at a stream embankment. On the right, a mother, her hair wrapped in a towel, and child wash clothes in the running water. They use a concrete ledge as their work table. On the left, one girl helps wash another's hair. Other...; Format: image/photograph

Domestic life in Otavalo, Ecuador: A family relaxes in a simple house. A woman is sitting on a thatched rug, while a man and a child sit on a low wall. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, where many Quechua-speaking peoples still continue to practice traditional ways of life.; Format: image/photograph

Cherokee women: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.8; Before the arrival of Europeans in North America, women enjoyed a major role in the family life, economy, and government of the Cherokee Indians. Cherokee society was organized according to a matrilineal kinship system, and women were the heads of households. Women also did most of the farming and had a voice in government.; Format: article; By Theda Perdue.

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

Life history slide show: Students will use photos to create a slide show of their life. They will plan a presentation based on significant episodes of their life and describe their personal experiences in writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts); By Mary Lou Faircloth.

Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education: "Specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Home is where the hearth is: Using photographs to discuss traditional family roles: In this lesson students will examine pictures of hearths (fireplaces), which used to be the cornerstone of the home and family life. These images, from the Built Heritage Collection at North Carolina State University, will help students use observation skills and inference to draw conclusions about the culture of family life at various points throughout the history of North Carolina and the United States.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Loretta Wilson.

Biltmore Estate: Discover the Destination: Includes a selection of Biltmore Estate images, virtual tours, and activities for kids. Limited historical information is found on this website.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Lunsford Lane: A slave in North Carolina who buys his freedom: In this lesson plan, students read a primary source document to learn about the life of Lunsford Lane, a slave who worked in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. Students answer questions about Lane based on his memoir to help them understand the details of his life.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By John Schaefer and Victoria Schaefer.

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