The Acoma Pueblo Indians celebrate Christmas by a dance and a feast which last 4 days. (FF)

Some contributions of the American Indian to American culture are presented. Examples are popcorn, canoes, cigars, games, and chewing gum. (FF)

More than thirty cities and towns in Finland maintain municipal theaters as a part of the growing program for local cultural activities. (GB)

Author discuss reasons for exploring holidays and for including holiday studies in early childhood programs. (NL)

Describes an artifact box that fourth grade students filled for their teacher to take to students in Japan. The process consisted of committee formation, budget hearings, and shopping. The final product contained clothes, food, cassette recordings, toys, and school materials. (KC)

Describes the storytelling program at the Department of American Indian Studies, San Diego State University, which has involved Indian elders and storytellers, students, and both Indian and non-Indian children and adults from the local community. Includes a Wyandot tale that warns against jealousy, bitterness, and revenge. (SV)

Presents an activity that gives elementary social studies students a chance to investigate the meanings of personal names from around the world. Uses the Global Names Table to gather from students' neighborhoods the names, meanings, backgrounds, and classifications from different cultures. Concludes the lesson with presentations and selection of…

Cold February weather and pancakes are a traditional pairing. Pancake Day began as a way to eat up the foods that were abstained from in Lent--traditionally meat, fat, eggs and dairy products. The best-known pancake event is The Pancake Day Race in Buckinghamshire, England, which has been run since 1445. This column describes pairs of books that…

In this article, the authors relate how they decided to offer their fifth graders a one-day celebration in honor of Diwali, one of the most popular Hindu festivals in India, enjoyed by people of every religion. They combined learning about the tradition with Indian music and film, art-making, special foods, and dance performances. Their students…

Background: The role of gender has been a neglected issue in research on intellectual disability (ID). People with ID are generally treated as a homogenous group that are largely categorized by their level of ID. This study compared living conditions of women and men with ID and related the results to similarities and differences among the general…

Background/Context: Theorists of civil society often view civil society as a site for democratic education. Civil society is supposed to assist democratic practice by offering people contexts in which they practice promoting the common good. This article, following Nina Eliasoph's intervention, takes this to be a claim requiring ethnographic…

At the Grand Portage Elementary School on a Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota, children made maple syrup as a school project. (Author)

Some successful programs of the Free Library of Philadelphia public relations staff are described. (PF)