Folklife Resources for Educators
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Lewis & Clark - The National Bicentennial Exhibition Teaching Units and Lesson Plans
by Missouri Historical Society http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/index.html
Curriculum materials for grades 4-12 with a virtual exhibit of the "Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition" that explores the cultural landscape the explorers encountered in the early 19th century. The teaching units with lesson plans and suggested activities cover the topics of: Preparing for the Trip; Politics & Diplomacy; Women; Mapping; Animals; Language; Warriors/Soldiers; Trade & Property; and Plants, each comparing and contrasting Lewis and Clark's experiences with what those of the Native Americans they met might have been. The lessons are geared to upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels, are inquiry-based, and use primary source materials, artifacts, and Indian interviews featured in the online exhibition. Also includes video clips, maps, and a variety of documents. Units are linked to Missouri State Standards and National Council for the Social Studies and National Science Teachers Association standards.
| Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies; Science |
| Resource Type: Activities; Audio recordings; Lesson plans; Primary sources |
Language: English |
Subjects: Clothing and dress; Missouri--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Languages; Indians of North America; Indian women; Maps in education; Women; Great Plains--Social life and customs; Plants; Explorers; Oral history; Oral tradition; Animals; Inquiry-based learning; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Washington (State); United States; Missouri; Great Plains |
Sponsoring Organization: Missouri History Museum P.O. Box 11940 St. Louis MO 63112
(314) 746-4599 http://www.mohistory.org/
Lucreaty Clark, White Oak Basket Maker
by State Library and Archives of Florida http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/lucreaty/
Lesson plans, photographs, and audio interviews with Lucreaty Clark, basket maker, about the history and practice of making white oak baskets. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for grades 6-8 in a Social Studies or Language Arts curriculum. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Artisans; Women; Florida--Social life and customs; Material culture; African Americans; Basket making; Crafts
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization: State Library and Archives of Florida 500 S. Bronough Street Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700 http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project State Library and Archives of Florida Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700 http://www.floridamemory.com/
Quilts in Women’s Lives – Teaching Guide
by Paddy Bowman http://www.folkstreams.net/film,37
Teaching guide for grades 10-12 to accompany an excerpt of the film “Quilts in Women’s Lives,” created by filmmaker Pat Ferrero in 1981. Fifteen minutes of the 28-minute film are as a focus for the teaching guide. This excerpt features three women quilters -- artist and teacher Grace Earl, artist and Bulgarian immigrant Radka Donnell, and African American traditional quilter Nora Lee Condra. The teaching guide and film explore the lives, art, work, and philosophy of the three women quilters from different backgrounds. The entire film is also available as streaming video on folkstreams.net.
| Grade Level: 9-12; Undergraduate |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Quilting; Women artists; Women; African American quiltmakers; Quilts; Quiltmakers; Ethnographic films; Bulgarian Americans; Educational films; African Americans; Decorative arts
Geographic locations: United States |
Sponsoring Organization: Folkstreams
http://www.folkstreams.net/
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