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Download full textSmithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies. – 1992
Developed as part of an educational kit that includes a four-part videotape, maps, photographs, and audio tapes, this guide gives teacher preparation information, objectives, teaching strategies, and student activities for each of 3 lessons in 4 units: Unit 1, "Introduction to Folklife," presents a definition in lesson 1, "What is…
Descriptors: Bands (Music), Cultural Education, Dance, Folk Culture
2002
Fables and trickster stories are short narratives that use animal characters with human features to convey folk wisdom and to help people understand human nature and human behavior. These stories were originally passed down through oral tradition and were eventually written down. These lesson plans are intended for students in grades 3-5 and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Fables, Fiction
Fancher, Kathleen M. – 1998
The design of this curriculum project allows teachers to introduce the rich Indian culture in a non-threatening way to learners who struggle with writing material. It was initially developed for special education students who read and write significantly below grade level. Some of the project's lessons include showing the students artwork and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Folk Culture
Brooks, Margaret – 1995
This activity book is designed for grades 5-8 to look at America at home during World War II. The work examines the efforts of the men, women, and children who supported and supplied one of the greatest mobilizations of people and material that the world has ever witnessed. The activities were planned to compliment the exhibit of the same name,…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Family History, Intermediate Grades, Interviews
Graham, Andrea – 1991
Folk culture is everyday culture. Since all students have a folk culture, a folklife unit is a good starting place for the study of personal, local, state, and national history, and by comparing similarities and differences, for the study of the folk traditions of others. The guide begins with an introduction to the field of folklife and the…
Descriptors: Artists, Community Resources, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Matthews, Gail; Patterson, Don – 1991
This curriculum guide describes a unit of study designed to help students learn academic and technical skills necessary for creating a video. Mayesville Elementary School (South Carolina) teachers and their students collaborated with a videographer and folklorist in a series of 3-week school residencies requiring students to develop stories using…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Elementary School Curriculum, Film Production
