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Download full textCarlson, Helen L. – 1984
If used carefully and with appropriate developmental expectations, primary source materials can assist children as they construct knowledge related to change and continuity. A study demonstrating this conclusion observed, videotaped, and photographed children at different stages of development as they played with specific primary source materials…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Toro, Leonor; Pla, Myrna – 1982
Designed as a resource for teachers, this booklet, written in Spanish, contains brief information on seven May events: La Semana de la Educacion (first Friday in May), Harry S. Truman (May 8), Dia de las Madres (second Sunday in May), Luis Llorens Torres (May 14), La Cruz Roja (May 21), John F. Kennedy (May 29), and El Dia De Conmemoracion (May…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background, Elementary Education
Toro, Leonor; Pla, Myrna – 1982
Designed as a resource for teachers, the booklet contains brief information on eight events celebrated by Puerto Ricans in the month of February: La Candelaria; Abraham Lincoln; Black History; Valentine's Day; Julia de Burgos; Luis Munoz Marin; George Washington; and the Carnaval. Written in Spanish, the booklet discusses the orgin and ways of…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1970
Each year on the eve of September 16, when the President of the Republic of Mexico has rung the church bell that once hung in the belfry at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in the small town of Dolores Hidalgo, he has once more proclaimed Independence Day. When Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang that same bell on September 16, 1810, he rang it…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Activities, Cultural Background, Curriculum Guides
MULVEY, MARY C. – 1967
THIS DIRECTORY BY PROJECT ARISE (ADULT REFERRAL AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN EDUCATION) OF THE PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT INDICATES ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND. IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT DEGREE AND NON-DEGREE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Counseling Services
Colwell, Lynn H. – American Libraries, 1988
Describes the Carrillo Heritage Center, a special section of a school library designed to preserve cultural materials and foster understanding of minority groups within the school population. Student activities, funding sources, and community reactions to the program are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Hansen, Karen – Learning, 1991
Presents crafts projects to accompany the discussion of African tribes and their ceremonial items. The article describes how to create a ceremonial mask, ceremonial shield, goodbye cloth, and necklace. Background information is included for each item. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Black Culture, Black Studies, Class Activities
Barr, Marilynn G. – 1993
This book provides a collection of patterns and activities based on the origins of customs and traditions practiced during the winter holiday seasons in countries around the world. Christmas is a Christian tradition, but it is recognized by many in the world as a time of joy, hope, peace on earth, and goodwill for all. This book examines how many…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Smiling, Sandra – 1992
This paper briefly describes a unit of study or program called "Africa Revisited," which gives students an opportunity to read African folktales and take part in making them come alive through sociodramatics, improvisations, puppetry, and creative writing. The paper's five main sections are as follows: (1) Project Overview; (2) Project…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Cultural Activities, Dramatic Play
Moore Public Schools, OK. – 1990
The eight projects in this guide, developed for grades K-6, present various aspects of American Indian culture. The activities include discovering the importance of bear claw necklaces, making Kachina doll sack puppets, understanding the lifestyle of Plains Indians, interpreting the stories of Indian shields, making Indian games and toys, doing…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Activities
Toro, Leonor; And Others – 1983
Brief information is given on May events celebrated by Puerto Ricans: May Day; Mother's Day; World Red Cross Day; Armed Forces Day; Memorial Day; and the birthdays of Horace Mann ("Father of the Common Schools"), Harry S. Truman, Luis Llorens Torres (poet), Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet), and Patrick Henry (stateman and orator). Designed as…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black History, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Imdieke, Sandra J. – 1990
As more emphasis is placed on helping children gain a global perspective and understanding of the world, children's literature seems to be a natural vehicle for fostering that understanding. By studying the storyteller, educators can learn about literary traditions of communities, particularly traditions which reflect the use of stories. An…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Cultural Activities
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
Two resource units give elementary students an understanding of American Indian arts and crafts. The first unit consists of seven beading activities for early elementary students using beads the teacher and/or students make themselves. The unit gives a short history of American Indian beadwork, describes the materials and designs used by Plains…
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities
Wei, William – 1975
In this manual activities centering around ethnic holidays are provided for use by elementary school teachers within a normal classroom setting. Introductory activities are designed to increase students' awareness of the seasonal nature of celebrations. In addition, the relationship is demonstrated between the values of a people and the content,…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cultural Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Guides
Schwartz, Carol R., Ed. – 1979
Impressions of the Republic of Cuba are presented based on a visit to Cuba in 1978 by a delegation of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. The following topics are discussed: the Cuban educational system, Cuban postsecondary education, goals of postsecondary education, elementary education, vocational and technical…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cultural Activities, Elementary Education, Higher Education
