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Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House, Museum of American Art site, offers collections of Artworks, Costumes, and Decorative Arts from the 18th thru the 20th century.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Halloween: Fractions (Quarters)
Practice your fraction skills with this game. Erica is celebrating Halloween. Which costume are you wearing?
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The Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film
Read a detailed description of the clothing, hairstyles, and make-up Cleopatra would have used.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: The Hall of Arctic People
This is the online version of the Smithsonian Institute's exhibit devoted to the people of the Siberian and North American Arctic. The mannequins around the walls represent the peoples of the Crossroads region, dressed in traditional...
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Common Threads Unraveling the World of Textiles
Through the examination of two textiles from opposite sides of the world you will go in-depth to reveal how fiber arts can tell us more about people in other cultures.
Virtual Salt
Virtual Salt: Ideas for Enhancing Oral Reports
A helpful review of important parts of your report and ways to strengthen it. SL.9-10.4 Presentation
TES Global
Tes: Twelfth Night (2009) Teacher Pack
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson from the Royal Shakespeare Company which includes the social and historical background of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, several activities including the use of poems and paintings, and a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Eighteenth Century European Dress
Explore fashion from the 1700's with the slideshow. Includes a discussion of popular styles, textiles and silhouettes.
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Fashion Institute of Technology: Museum: Collections (18Th Century to Present)
This in-depth collection offers images and background information about fashions and accessories from the 1700's to the present day.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Traditional Dress of Northern Ethnic Groups
This exhibit showcases traditional dresses of 9 ethnic groups of Northern China.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: National Museum of African Art
A fabulous resource for students and teachers interested in African art! Click any of the icons to search for a specific artifact, or just browse their collection.
A&E Television
History.com: How Trick or Treating Became a Halloween Tradition
Why do children dress in costume and knock on strangers' doors to ask for treats on Halloween? Trick-or-treating setting off on Halloween night in costume and ringing doorbells to demand treats has been a tradition in the United States...
Library of Congress
Loc: Invitation to the Dance
This site briefly details various artists and group contributions to the history of dance. Includes some information on costume design and dance manuscripts.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Puerto Rican Carnival
A look at Carnival celebrations in Puerto Rico. The lesson includes a little bit of background information, suggested tie-in reading, and activities such as making a Carnival mask or learning about costumes by coloring a "vejigante...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Put 'Em on a Talk Show
In this lesson plan, students will write a script for a talk show, based on character traits from fairy tale stories. Scripts will be rehearsed, costumed, and performed in front of the class.
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Japanese Arts Council: Noh and Kyogen (Traditional Japanese Performing Arts)
An introduction to Noh and Kyogen plays. Details of these traditional Japanese performing arts are provided, accompanied by photos of the masks, costumes, props, and fans used. Includes video clips of some performances.
Merna A Forster
Heroines: Pauline Johnson Performs in Winnipeg, 1897
Pauline Johnson, "a reader or reciter of talent as well as a writer," performed in Winnipeg in 1897, and this is an account of that performance from the "Winnipeg Free Press." Read about Johnson's costumes, her portrayals of a "heathen...
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Halloween Online: Halloween Safety Guide
Welcome to the Halloween Safety Guide for both children and adults! An excellent source full of tips and ideas to make your Halloween day safe. Included are house, yard, costume, and even pet safety.
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Festival Du Voyageur
Voyageurs are remembered each year in Manitoba's Festival du Voyageur. It is a special recognition and reinforcement of the province's deep Franco-Manitoban history and roots. This winter celebration is proof that the voyageurs' courage...
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China Vista: The China Experience China Culture Index
A comprehensive, bilingual website about various aspects of Chinese culture, including folk custom, arts and crafts, food and drinks, costumes, scripts and calligraphy, performing arts, ethnic groups, etc.
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New York Public Library: Small Town America
This site provides pictures to help you understand the way of life during the turn of the twentieth century. Enter the collection and click on "Browse" for a drop down menu of collections of photographs of "street scenes in cities,...
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Dr. George Archibald Receives Award
George Archibald may be singlehandedly responsible for the survival of the whooping crane. He pioneered revolutionary techniques for helping cranes to survive while in the care of humans, such as having caregivers wear crane costumes. He...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Halloween Hop
Happy Halloween! Test your reflexes and your knowledge of Halloween trivia by hopping from platform to platform while collecting different costumes and candy! How far up can you get in this hopping haunted house?
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