Folklife Resources for Educators

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Folklife and Folk Art Education Resource Guide
by Fife Folklore Archives
http://library.usu.edu/Folklo/edresources/index.html

Guide created in 1997 with lesson plans and activities related to teaching a general folklife and folk art curriculum for the upper elementary school grades. It also provides background on the diverse ethnic, occupational, and regional traditions of the state of Utah. Included in the guide are sample cultural surveys for fourth and fifth graders to use in doing fieldwork plus activities such as hosting a folklife fair. Some of the many traditional arts areas explored are cowboy poetry, children's folklore, occupational folklore, foodways, celebrations, and verbal folklore genres.

Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8	Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities	Language: English
Subjects: Crafts; Folklore; Material culture; Utah--Social life and customs; Children--Folklore; Cowboys--Poetry; Oral tradition; Fieldwork (Educational method); Folk art; Folklore--Fieldwork; Occupations--Folklore; Foodways; Celebration Geographic locations: Utah; General

Sponsoring Organization:
Fife Folklore Archives
Utah State University Libraries
Logan UT 84322-3000
(435) 797-2869
http://library.usu.edu/Folklo/index.html

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