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Download full textSwaim, Ginalie, Ed. – The Goldfinch, 1985
A theme issue of the Iowa State Historical Department magazine focuses on elementary readings and activities about prehistoric Iowa. The issue contains a total of 16 articles. In "History Makers," a ten-year-old recounts his family's discovery of a mammoth bone on their farm. "Imagine a Camping Trip Long Ago" looks at how the…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Archaeology, Elementary Education, Folk Culture
FLESNews, 1994
This document consists of the three issues of "FLESNews" published during school year 1993-1994. This newsletter of the National Network for Early Language Learning contains articles on a variety of topics in elementary school second language teaching, listings of instructional materials, classroom instructional activities, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Scott, John W., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1991
This volume of a journal on folksong for elementary and secondary teachers of history, literature, music, and the humanities contains three issues. The Fall 1990 issue is devoted to the songs of Newfoundland. The Winter 1991 issue features songs concerning mine, mill and tunnel workers in the years 1877-1932. The Spring 1991 issue focuses on songs…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Swaim, Ginalie, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1985
A theme issue of the Iowa State Historical Department magazine ("The Goldfinch") focuses on elementary readings and activities about Iowa prairie life. A total of 13 articles is included. In "History Makers," eight letters recount student and teacher prairie experiences. "The Prairie: Problems or Paradise?" recounts…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Farmers, Folk Culture, Geography
Daly, Cindy L. – 1987
This guide provides information and learning experiences for exploring United States history through the medium of U.S. folk music. An alternative method of teaching social studies through relating concepts from social studies and folk music is introduced. A variety of learning activities and materials illustrate the concepts and content areas.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Instructional Materials
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1988
This document contains two issues of a journal for elementary and secondary teachers which provide materials and teaching ideas for integrating folk music appreciation into social studies, literature, and humanities courses. Issue 1 covers the Federalist Period (1786-1801), and issue 2 the Jefferson and Madison years (1801-1816). Each song is set…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Gore, Deborah, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1989
This issue of the "Goldfinch" is devoted to Iowa folklife. The first article explores what "folklife" is and provides several examples. The second article is about artwork and poetry done by Mesquakie Indian children from the Sac and Fox Settlement School near Tama, Iowa. Dome-shaped structures, called "wickiups," in…
Descriptors: Art, Childrens Games, Elementary Education, Folk Culture
Scott, John W., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence, Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1992
"Folksong in the Classroom" is a newsletter of a network of teachers of history, literature, music, and the humanities. Each issue contains songs, background information, classroom activities, and ideas for teachers to use in integrating folksongs into their teaching. Three issues of "Folksong in the Classroom" are included in…
Descriptors: Birds, Civil War (United States), Cultural Education, Educational Resources
Koontz, Carole Lovett, Ed. – The Notebook, 1985
The result of a summer reading group formed by members of the Newark (Ohio) Organization of Teachers of English to share book titles and ideas for use in the English classroom, this first annual compilation presents reviews of good reading materials for kindergarten through grade nine. Following an introduction and a list of contributors, the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Books, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedKatter, Eldon, Ed. – SchoolArts, 1995
"The articles in this issue were selected because, in one way or another, they all touched on the notion of tradition and innovation." Storytelling and tribal dances are examples of past, traditional methods of passing cultural knowledge from elders to youth. Contemporary youth have replaced tradtional rites of passage with their own…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, Art Education
Volunteer Voice, 1990
This document consists of five issues of a newsletter of an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and refugee acculturation program operating in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington. Articles include: a bibliography of textbooks recommended to ESL teachers and tutors; professional news and announcements; a discussion of lesson planning; an explanation of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1986
As this nation's settlers and immigrants built homes, railroads, and plowed the fields, they told their story through songs and ballads. Transmitting this cultural heritage is the goal of this volume containing songs, bibliographies, teaching ideas, and record and book reviews. These three issues focus on the songs of the railroads, the farmers,…
Descriptors: Ballads, Class Activities, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background
De Par en Par, 1995
This document consists of two issues (1995) of a Spanish-Embassy publication to aid teachers of the Spanish language in elementary and middle schools, with classroom activities and lesson plans. Each issue is illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings, and each concentrates on a particular topic. Issue number 8 concerns art; issue number 9…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Bilingual Education, Childrens Games, Class Activities
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1985
This document contains three issues of a journal for elementary and secondary teachers which provide materials and teaching ideas for integrating folk music appreciation into social studies, literature, and humanities courses. The first issue focuses on songs of the West. It includes 10 songs on the pioneers, the Indians, and the frontier. Also…
Descriptors: American Indians, Animals, Bibliographies, Discographies
Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1982
The second volume of a newsletter for integrating folk music into elementary and secondary social studies, literature, and humanities courses, this publication contains three issues of the newsletter which together offer a compilation of folksongs from various historical periods and cultures. The first issue of this volume contains miscellaneous…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Civil War (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
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