Folklife Resources for Educators
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Choctaw Baskets: Weaving the Past and Present
by Echo: Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations http://www.echospace.org/articles/427/sections/1311
Classroom activities, lesson plans, and web-based resources for the study of Choctaw baskets for grades 5-8. The materials focus on the geography and ecosystem of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the ecology of canebreaks (river cane), the process of making Choctaw baskets, and the changes that occur in a culture as a result of interactions with other cultures. Curriculum suggestions conform to National Standards for Geography, History, and Language Arts.
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies; Language Arts; Science |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Intercultural communication; Plants; Ecology; Environmental sciences; Mississippi--Social life and customs; Weaving; Choctaw Indians; Basket making; Culture; Ethnobotany
Geographic locations: Mississippi |
Sponsoring Organization: Echo: Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations
http://www.echospace.org/
Culturally-Based Curriculum Resources
by Alaska Native Knowledge Network http://ankn.uaf.edu/Resources/course/view.php?id=2
Culturally responsive curriculum resources for the study of Alaska native knowledge systems and ways of learning. Database includes units, lesson plans, activities, and background material for use in the K-12 classroom, geared primarily for use in the curriculum fields of math and science. The materials are created within a culturally aligned curriculum framework reflecting indigenous knowledge systems, and incorporate oral tradition, learned skills, traditional practice, folk medicine, and native ecological perspectives which make them valuable for application in social science and humanities curricula.
Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Science; Performing Arts; Music; Math; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Land use; Traditional medicine; Environmental sciences; Alaska--Social life and customs; Plants; Human ecology; Material culture; Indians of North America; Maritime culture; Oral tradition; Weather; Fishing; Animals
Geographic locations: Alaska |
Sponsoring Organization: Alaska Native Knowledge Network University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 756730 Fairbanks AK 99775-6730
(907) 474-1902 http://ankn.uaf.edu/
Harvesting: Interrelationships Between Humans and Plants
by Teaching Tolerance http://www.tolerance.org/activity/harvesting-interrelationships-between-humans-and-plants
Activities for students in grades 3-12 to introduce them to the field of ethnobotany in order to explore cultural diversity and ethnic traditions. Topics considered include cultural food preferences, the folklore of plants, and the historical relationships that different cultural communities have with plants. For use in social studies, science, and health curricula.
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Science; History and Social Studies |
Resource Type: Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Ethnic groups; Ethnobotany; Gardening; Ethnic folklore; Cultural pluralism; Plants; Community life; Food; Foodways
Geographic locations: General |
Sponsoring Organization: Teaching Tolerance 400 Washington Avenue Montgomery AL 36104
(334) 956-8200 http://www.tolerance.org/
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/
Teaching Lewis & Clark: Tribal Cultures & Homelands - Elementary/Middle School
by Washington State Historical Society http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/LC-columbia/teaching/cultures_2.htm
Lesson plan with activities for grades 3-8 that explore the cultural aspects of the native peoples who Lewis and Clark met along the Columbia River in the early 19th century. Special focus is placed on foodways and how Native Americans in the region used the various physical environments they had access to for fish, game, and roots and berries. A seasonal round template can be downloaded for students as an activity. The materials are correlated to Washington State Benchmarks for Economics, Geography, and History.
Grade Level: 3-5; 6-8 |
Curriculum: Science; History and Social Studies; Geography |
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Seasons; Plants; Rivers; Geography; Foodways; Hunting; Fishing; Washington (State)--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; History
Geographic locations: Washington (State) |
Sponsoring Organization: Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue Tacoma WA 98402
(888)-238-4373 http://www.washingtonhistory.org/default.aspx
Ways to the Heart: Food and Foodways in Hawai'i
by Echo: Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations http://www.echospace.org/articles/171/sections/401
Classroom activities, lesson plans, and background information for the study of Hawaiian foodways, food resources, and the cultural importance of food. Curriculum ideas cover the topics of how food serves as a means for survival, builds community, marks cultural identity, and provides comfort. Materials include links to other web-based resources on the topic. Curriculum suggestions can be used in the teaching of geography, cultural anthropology, and history.
Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Art and Culture; Geography; History and Social Studies |
Resource Type: Activities; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Plants; Hawaii--Social life and customs; Celebration; Foodways; Food; Culture
Geographic locations: Hawaii |
Sponsoring Organization: Echo: Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations
http://www.echospace.org/
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