A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Farming and Gardening

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Dane County Cultural Tour
by Randall School 4th and 5th Grades
Online presentation, 2002, free
Subjects: Music; Foodways; Vernacular Architecture; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Storytelling; Farming and Gardening; Occupational Culture;
Locations: Wisconsin;

http://csumc.wisc.edu/cmct/DaneCountyTour/

This is a record of one brave teacher's 4-day field trip with his class to document many of the folklife-related activities and institutions in Dane County, Wisconsin. Many of the descriptions are student-written. This also has a "How We Did It" section, in case you're thinking of organizing your own.

Published by:
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
901 University Bay Drive
Madison, WI 53705
608/262-8180

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Folkpatterns Leader's Guide: A Cultural Heritage Program
by Michigan State University
52 pp. book + other publications, 1985-1991, $12.00; $3.00
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; Documentation and Field Research; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Foodways; Farming and Gardening;
Locations: Michigan;

http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/folkpatterns/index.html

Folkpatterns is a cultural heritage program for children that encourages them to explore and document historical and traditional patterns in their own lives, their families and their communities such as games, stories, foods, family lore, art, celebrations, architecture, songs, dance, and more. This revised guide and activity pack is helpful for teachers as well as 4-H leaders. Focuses on involving students with tradition bearers and teaching documentation skills. Other bulletins are available for $3.00 including "Foodways: A 4-H Folkpatterns Project (#4-H 1329," 1985; and "Heritage Gardening: Vegetables (#4-H 1279), n.d., which includes suggested activities to involve children in gardening projects.

Published by:
Michigan State University Bulletin Office
PO Box 231
East Lansing, MI 48824
517/355-0240

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Kansas State Historical Society
by Kansas State Historical Society
81 pp. book, interpretive exhibits and traveling resources, various dates,
Subjects: Music; History; Geography; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Farming and Gardening; Occupational Culture;
Locations: Kansas;

http://www.kshs.org/

Produces interpretive exhibits and traveling resource trunks, some prepared by folklorists, which are available on loan. Topics include farm culture, quilting, ethnic experiences, and traditional music. "Farm family in Kansas: 2nd grade teacher's manual" published in 1991 covers topics including butter churning, herding, dairy farming, and corn planting and harvesting.

Published by:
Education and Outreach Division, Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW Sixth
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
785/272-8681

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Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey Manual
by Steve Stier
32 pp. book, 2000, $7.00
Subjects: Vernacular Architecture; Occupational Culture; Farming and Gardening;
Locations: Michigan;

http://www.museum.msu.edu/s%2Dprogram/mtap/InfoforEducators/

This survey has the vocabulary and architectural examples to help students conduct barn surveys.

Published by:
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48224-1045
517/355-0368