Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to Cultural pluralismThere are 6 titles in this list.
Exploring Community History and Cultural Influence
by Teaching Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/activity/exploring-community-history-and-cultural
Activities for students in grades 6-12 that explore the concept of culture in individual lives, families, communities, regions, and cultural groups for use in a Social Studies curriculum.
| Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies |
| Resource Type: Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Cultural relations; Ethnicity; Ethnic groups; Culture; Cultural pluralism; Community life; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: General |
Sponsoring Organization:
Teaching Tolerance
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery AL 36104
(332) 956-8200
http://www.tolerance.org/
Exploring Diversity in Pennsylvania History
by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=74
Resources for teachers related to the diverse ethnic histories of Pennsylvania. Curriculum materials include lesson plans, student handouts, background readings, and links to primary source materials drawn from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Balch collections related to the topics of settlement, community, work and industrialization, and interethnic relations. Geared to the middle and high school classroom, the units include resources for studying the settlement, history, and culture of Germans, Irish, Italians, Chinese, Latinos, South Asians, Africans, and Koreans in Pennsylvania. Lesson plans are correlated to a variety of Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards.
| Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Cultural relations; Ethnicity; Geography; Immigrant labor; Asian Americans; Industrialization; Ethnic neighborhoods; Ethnic groups; Cultural pluralism; Korean Americans; Pennsylvania--Social life and customs; German Americans; Irish Americans; Italian Americans; Chinese Americans; Arab Americans; Hispanic Americans; East Indian Americans; African Americans; Immigrants; Labor history; Emigration and immigration; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Pennsylvania |
Sponsoring Organization:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
(215) 732-6200
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=1
Harvesting: Interrelationships Between Humans and Plants
by Teaching Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/activity/harvesting-interrelationships-between-humans-and-plants
Activities for students in grades 3-12 to introduce them to the field of ethnobotany in order to explore cultural diversity and ethnic traditions. Topics considered include cultural food preferences, the folklore of plants, and the historical relationships that different cultural communities have with plants. For use in social studies, science, and health curricula.
| Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Science; History and Social Studies |
| Resource Type: Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Ethnic groups; Ethnobotany; Gardening; Ethnic folklore; Cultural pluralism; Plants; Community life; Food; Foodways
Geographic locations: General |
Sponsoring Organization:
Teaching Tolerance
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery AL 36104
(334) 956-8200
http://www.tolerance.org/
The Painted Bride – Teaching Guide
by Paddy Bowman
http://www.folkstreams.net/context,274
Teaching guide for grades 10-12 to accompany the film “The Painted Bride,” created by filmmakers Amada Dargan and Susan Slyomovics in 1990. The 25-minute film, available as streaming video on folkstreams.net, features traditional wedding customs practiced among Pakistani Muslim immigrants in Queens, New York. It follows a mehndi body painting artist as she creates intricate designs on the hands and feet of a bride-to-be while the bride’s friends sing humorous songs mocking the groom and future in-laws. The teaching guide and film explore tensions between American and Pakistani ideas of gender roles, identity, clothing, and ritual, including issues of cultural diversity in an immigrant community.
| Grade Level: 9-12 |
Curriculum: Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Educational films; Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Immigrants; Gender role; Courtship; Mehndi (Body painting); Ethnicity; Clothing and dress; Costume; Ethnographic films; Cultural pluralism; Rites of passage; Marriage customs and rites; Islamic marriage customs and rites; Cultural relations; Immigrant families
Geographic locations: New York (State); New York (N.Y.) |
Sponsoring Organization:
Folkstreams
http://www.folkstreams.net/
The Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam Through Calligraphy
by Virtual Museum of Canada
http://www.moa.ubc.ca/spiritofislam/resources/education_overview.html
Curriculum materials that introduce students to Islam and how it is perceived and stereotyped by exploring its philosophical and ethical background, its calligraphy, and the Muslim presence in Canada. The site includes six lesson plans with activities that allow students to gain an understanding of Islam and the role calligraphy plays in it. It also offers the outlines of a project designed to help students learn how to overcome cultural stereotypes. Included are links to a virtual exhibit about calligraphy, special spaces for prayer and Islamic learning, and significant objects in Islamic life.
| Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities; Primary sources |
Language: English |
Subjects: Cultural relations; Architecture; Sacred space; Muslims; Ethnicity; Cultural pluralism; Canada--Social life and customs; Calligraphy; Islam; Material culture; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Canada |
Sponsoring Organization:
Virtual Museum of Canada
15 Eddy Street, 15-4-A
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada K1A OM5
(819) 994-1200
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/index-eng.jsp
Teacher's Guide to "In My Heart, I Am a Dancer"
by Debora Kodish, Deborah Wei
http://www.folkloreproject.org/programs/education/dancer/index.php
Curriculum guide to accompany the publication, "In My Heart I am a Dancer," about the Cambodian community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Topics include Cambodian classical dance and costume, and the history and culture of Cambodia. Created for use with children in grades K-4 and also with older students. The guide includes background for teachers in working in the classroom with folk arts plus lesson plans, activities, and questions for students as they read the text.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Music; Math |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs; Beadwork; Pennsylvania--Social life and customs; Refugees; Dance; Cambodian Americans; Cambodia--Social life and customs; Immigrants; Folk artists; Cultural pluralism; Costume; Crafts; Ethnicity
Geographic locations: Pennsylvania; General; Cambodia |
Sponsoring Organization:
Philadelphia Folklore Project
735 South 50th Street
Philadelphia PA 19143
(215) 726-1106
http://www.folkloreproject.org/
Other Organizations:
School District of Philadelphia
Education Office, 440 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia PA 19130
(215) 400-4000
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/
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