Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to Textile fabricsThere are 10 titles in this list.
Collections Seldom Seen
by Museum of International Folk Art http://www.moifa.org/eventsedu/education/seldomseen/cssintrocur.html
Curriculum guide that grew out of an exhibition, "Collections Seldom Seen," at the Museum of International Folk Art which brought together objects from the permanent collections chosen by several museum curators. The guide includes cultural and historical background on the chosen objects organized by geographic focus (Asia, Latin America, the United States, and Europe) and textile arts in general, plus two lesson plans with student activities, based on New Mexico state standards. The lesson plans are "How to Make a Japanese Scroll" and "Print Making," based on woodblock printing traditions used in the making of Brazilian literatura de cordel. The guide also highlights the role of the curator in the development of museum exhibitions.
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Decorative arts; Jewelry; Folk art; Scrolls; Museums--Curatorship; Clothing and dress; Wood-engraving; Textile fabrics; Pottery; Costume; Chapbooks, Brazilian
Geographic locations: United States; Philippines; Morocco; Mexico; Japan; Europe; Cameroon; Brazil; Bolivia; Austria; Asia |
Sponsoring Organization: Museum of International Folk Art PO Box 2087 Santa Fe NM 87504-2087
(505) 476-1200 http://www.moifa.org/
Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present
by Hunter Library, Western Carolina University http://www.wcu.edu/craftrevival/index.htm
Educational website documenting the Craft Revival movement in western North Carolina from 1895 to 1945, drawing on a virtual collection of photographs, documents, craft objects, and artifacts maintained by Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library. The site includes over 25 accompanying lesson plans for grades 3-12, which focus on weaving, basketry, pottery, and other mountain crafts and traditions found in the Southern Highlands of North Carolina. Additional lesson plans cover cottage industries, industrialization, the Cherokee presence, and the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the Craft Revival in the Appalachian Mountain South. Curriculum areas covered include language arts, social studies, history, art, and math.
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Language Arts; Math |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans; Primary sources |
Language: English |
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Quilting; Occupations--Folklore; Labor history; Industrialization; History; Crafts; North Carolina--Social life and customs; Pottery; Basket making; Weaving; Social history; Cherokee Indians; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Decorative arts
Geographic locations: North Carolina; Appalachian Region, Southern |
Sponsoring Organization: Hunter Library, Special Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723
(828) 227-2499 http://www.wcu.edu/1597.asp
Explore Culture Online
by Arizona State Museum http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/explore.shtml
Online educational activities, podcasts, videos, exhibitions, oral histories, databases, bibliographies, and multimedia resources created for the Arizona State Museum about their exhibits, collections, and programs related to the material culture of Southwest Native Americans. Includes cultural and archaeological topics such as masks, pottery, textiles, painting, and weaving from Northern Mexico, New Mexico, and Arizona. Can be used in the classroom.
Grade Level: All ages; K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Video recordings; Podcasts; Audio recordings; Activities |
Language: English; Spanish |
Subjects: Arizona--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; Painting; Tohono O'odham Indians; Hopi Indians; Archaeology; Pottery; Games; Weaving; Textile fabrics; Material culture; Masks; Navajo Indians; Mexico--Social life and customs; Crafts; New Mexico--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: New Mexico; Mexico; Arizona |
Sponsoring Organization: Arizona State Museum The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721-0026
(520) 621-6302 http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/
Hmong Cultural Tour
by Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures http://csumc.wisc.edu/cmct/HmongTour/themes/index.htm
Teacher's guide for organizing cultural tours for students in the upper elementary grades, developed as an educational resource for a Madison Children's Museum exhibit, Hmong at Heart, created in 2004. This site documents a class trip of 4th and 5th graders to seven cities in Wisconsin to introduce them to Hmong culture and communities firsthand. Includes a "How We Did It" section, to help teachers plan their own cultural field trips, and students' essays about the trip. Hmong traditions and history, including music, foodways, crafts, games, healing practices, and textile arts are described in the "Field Guide to Hmong Culture," (91 p. PDF). Links to the "Teachers' Guide to Local Culture" (69 p. PDF), which includes a generic lesson plan for grades 3-5, with adaptations for K-2, plus teaching strategies. Also links to the "Kids' Guide to Local Culture," (139 p. PDF), which includes student activities.
Grade Level: K-2; 3-5 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Interviewing; Inquiry-based learning; Foodways; Traditional medicine; Music; Games; Textile fabrics; Folklore--Fieldwork; Community life; Storytelling; Fieldwork (Educational method); Hmong Americans; Wisconsin--Social life and customs; Crafts
Geographic locations: Wisconsin |
Sponsoring Organization: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures 901 University Bay Drive Madison WI 53705
(608) 262-8180 http://csumc.wisc.edu/
Other Organizations:
Madison Children's Museum 100 State Street Madison WI 5370f3
(608) 256-6445 http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org/
Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Be a Quilt Detective
by Illinois State Museum http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_detect.pdf
Research activity with accompanying resources, geared to grades 6-10, for uncovering history recorded in handmade objects by researching quilt patterns, fabrics, and colors. Site includes links to Illinois State Museum quilt collections. Addresses the Illinois State Board of Education Goals and Standards for artistic expressions of culture and analyzing and classifying art by style, period, and culture. (3 p. PDF)
Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Textile fabrics; Crafts; Quilting; Quiltmakers; Quilts; Decorative arts
Geographic locations: [No specific location] |
Sponsoring Organization: MuseumLink Illinois 1011 East Ash Street Springfield IL 62703
(217) 782-7475 http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/
Other Organizations:
Illinois State Museum 502 South Spring Street Springfield IL 62706-5000
(217) 782-7386 http://www.museum.state.il.us/
Mapping South 4th Street to Fabric Row
by Historical Society of Pennsylvania http://www.philaplace.org/resource/468/
Curriculum unit on the interactive PhilaPlace web site, (http://www.philaplace.org/), that offers guidance in exploring maps using the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for a older commercial and residential area of inner city Philadelphia that includes many retail fabric stores to help develop interpretive and analytical skills for the study of history. It includes teacher resources, lessons, and classroom activities aimed for the middle and high school grades, aligned with Pennsylvania State Standards. The unit provides information on reading maps using GIS technology in connection with researching primary source material on census and land use to examine historical urban trends in immigration, occupation, ethnicity, and industrial and commercial development. Unit can be adapted to the study of the history of American urban areas other than Philadelphia. (75 p. PDF and 7 Excel spreadsheets with census information)
Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Primary sources; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises; Stores, Retail; Census; Industrialization; Ethnic neighborhoods; Ethnic groups; Land use; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs; Maps in education; Textile fabrics; Geography; Inner cities; Business enterprises; City and town life
Geographic locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Pennsylvania |
Sponsoring Organization: Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street Philadelphia PA 19107
(215) 732-6200 http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=1
Natural Dyes from Plants Lesson
by Illinois State Museum http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/dye_plants.pdf
Lesson plan for grade levels 4-12 to learn about how fabric dyes were made from natural substances such as onion skins, walnuts, bark, and flowers by Native Americans and early European settlers. Includes guidelines for preparing natural dyes and dyeing fibers or fabrics. Additional background information is provided to help students understand how dyeing traditions express aspects of culture that may change when different peoples come into contact with each other. Addresses Illinois State Board of Education Goals and Standards for History, Social Science, and the Visual Arts. (10 p. PDF)
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Dyes and dyeing; Indians of North America; European Americans; Textile fabrics; Ethnobotany
Geographic locations: United States; Europe |
Sponsoring Organization: MuseumLink Illinois 1011 East Ash Street Springfield IL 62703
(217) 782-7475 http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/
Other Organizations:
Illinois State Museum 502 South Spring Street Springfield IL 62706-5000
(217) 782-7386 http://www.museum.state.il.us/
Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools
by Museum of International Folk Art http://moifa.org/eventsedu/education/needlesandpins/nandpintro.html
Education guide designed for teachers to use with grades 1-8, focusing on themes of an exhibition, "Needles & Pins: Textiles and Tools," on display at the Museum of International Folk Art from 2007 to 2009. The lesson plans and art activities focus on textiles and the tools used to make them. It includes background on the art and technology of weaving and permanently coloring cloth, including the techniques of printing, stamping, and painting. Activities in the guide include the making of a Ghanaian Adinkra banner and a weaving project. The lesson plans are correlated to the New Mexico State Art Content Standards.
Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Crafts; Textile fabrics; Adinkra cloth; Weaving; Decorative arts
Geographic locations: Ghana; General; Africa, West |
Sponsoring Organization: Museum of International Folk Art PO Box 2087 Santa Fe NM 87504-2087
(505) 476-1200 http://www.moifa.org/
Neutrogena Curricula
by Museum of International Folk Art http://www.moifa.org/eventsedu/education/neutrogena/index.html
Two lesson plans for grades 1-8 related to objects from around the world found in the Museum of International Folk Art's Neutrogena collections. The first lesson plan deals with hats and headdresses and the second with resist-dye techniques used in textile design. Both include background information for teachers, resource lists, and ideas for extending the lessons into other curricular areas. The lesson plans are both correlated to the New Mexico State Content Standards for Art and Social Studies.
Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Resist-dyed textiles; Headgear; Hats; Textile fabrics; Crafts
Geographic locations: South America; Japan; Indonesia; General; Africa, West |
Sponsoring Organization: Museum of International Folk Art PO Box 2087 Santa Fe NM 87504-2087
(505) 476-1200 http://www.internationalfolkart.org/
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions
by National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/quilts.pdf
Study guide developed by the National Museum of the American Indian to accompany a 1997 exhibition of the same name. It can also be used as an independent resource for educators. Includes four lesson plans that correspond to the exhibition sections: Origins, Honoring, Design, and Community. Curriculum focuses on quilters from eight Native American communities and has accompanying study questions, handouts, and activities. (36 p. PDF)
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Language Arts |
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Indian women; Hawaiians; Tlingit Indians; Wasco Indians; Mohawk Indians; Osage Indians; Cherokee Indians; Textile fabrics; Maryland--Social life and customs; Hawaii--Social life and customs; New York (State)--Social life and customs; Oklahoma--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; Quilting; Alaska--Social life and customs; Oregon--Social life and customs; South Dakota--Social life and customs; Canada--Social life and customs; Veterans; Anishinabe Indians; Oglala Indians; Quiltmakers; Yupik Eskimos; Needlework
Geographic locations: South Dakota; Oregon; Oklahoma; New York (State); Maryland; Hawaii; Canada; Alaska |
Sponsoring Organization: National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, SW Washington DC 20560
(202) 633-6996 http://www.nmai.si.edu
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