Folklife Resources for Educators
Sponsoring Organization Information
New Mexico CultureNet 913 Placita Chaco Santa Fe, NM 87505-6253 (505) 474-8500
Hispanic Folk Arts and The Environment: A New Mexican Perspective
by Alejandro Lopez http://www.nmcn.org/heritage/folk_arts/
Curriculum guide in English and Spanish on aspects of Spanish exploration and settlement in the Rio Grande corridor of New Mexico. Includes four focus areas with lesson plans and activities: 1) Land, River, and Hispanic Settlements; 2) Building Community: The Roots of Adobe; 3) Foodways of the Rio Grande; and 4) Rio Grande Weaving. Curriculum materials are correlated to New Mexico State Content Standards for Art, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Physical Education.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Sports and Recreation; Science; Math; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities; Primary sources |
Language: English; Spanish |
Subjects: Weaving; America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish; Folk art; Hispanic Americans; Adobe brick; History; New Mexico--Social life and customs; Foodways; Architecture
Geographic locations: Spain; New Mexico |
Sponsoring Organization: New Mexico CultureNet 913 Placita Chaco Santa Fe NM 87505-6253
(505) 474-8500 http://www.nmcn.org/
Other Organizations:
Museum of International Folk Art PO Box 2087 Santa Fe NM 87504-2087
(505) 476-1200 http://www.moifa.org/
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