Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Kentucky

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A Teacher's Guide to Kentucky Folklife
by Kentucky Historical Society
http://www.history.ky.gov/pdf/Education/Folklife_Guide_Feb04.pdf

Teacher's guide to Kentucky folklife written in 2004 with lesson plans, student activities, and background essays. The guide has individual units on folklore in general and Kentucky folklife in the following areas: fieldwork, interviewing, folk art, foodways, occupational folklife, traditional music, and recreational folklife. The lessons can be used separately or together and are intended for use in the upper elementary and middle school classroom. (87 p. PDF)

Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8	Curriculum: Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities	Language: English
Subjects: Folk music; Folk art; Occupations--Folklore; Kentucky--Social life and customs; Games; Music; Folklore--Fieldwork; Folklore; Interviewing; Material culture; Foodways; Crafts Geographic locations: Kentucky; General

Sponsoring Organization:
Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 564-1792
http://history.ky.gov/

Other Organizations:
Kentucky Arts Council
500 Mero Street, 21st Floor, CPT
Frankfort KY 40601
(502) 564-3757
http://artscouncil.ky.gov/

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