Vermont Folklife in the Seasonal Round

Vermont Folklife in the Seasonal Round

Student Research and Discovery: Sense of Place through the Seasonal Round The seasonal round provides a point of inquiry for students to examine in any subject area and can culminate in many projects, from developing weather graphs to interviewing community members....

Folk Sources and New Narratives in Oklahoma

This packet represents one part of a three-year study engaging the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre through primary sources. Included in these lesson plans and units of study are discoveries, tools for teaching, activity prompts, and deep pedagogical engagement from oral...

To Dance Irish

This resource was published to 1) Provide more information about Irish Dance, 2) Place this art form within the context of ethnicity, 3) Discover the complexity and cultural meaning behind this art form, and 4) Suggest ways of incorporating Irish dance into social...

Collecting Local Stories

Iowa celebrated its 150th anniversary of statehood in 1996. As part of that celebration, some 150 Iowa musicians, craftspeople, storytellers, radio announcers, farmers, cooks, doctors, basketball players, teachers, scholars, and state officials participated in the...

Teachers’ Guide to Local Culture

This guide was written to help educators prepare their students to attend the “Hmong at Heart” exhibit at the Madison children’s museum, but is relevant to those wanting to learn more about Hmong communities or visiting museum exhibits featuring cultural traditions....