Our Lao Houses

Name: Our Lao Houses
Author: Chaiphet, Aekbandith, Akkhany, Phetmany, Bounphaseuth. Students from Mixay Primary School.

by Chaiphet, Aekbandith, Akkhany, Phetmany, Bounphaseuth. Students from Mixay Primary School.

Ages 3–66 min readWorking TogetherFree to read

Laos has different types of houses and beautiful temples.

A gentle picture tour of the many homes Lao families live in that opens a young child's eyes to how differently — and beautifully — people around the world live.

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Questions to talk about together

We saw Lao, Khmu, Hmong and Akha houses — which one looked the most different from where we live?
What do you notice is the same about all of these homes, even when they look different?
If you could peek inside one of these houses, which would you choose?

Our Lao Houses

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