Explore Inuit artwork and research Inuit sculpture and printmaking. Present information about the artwork, artists, and art forms researched. Discuss the attributes of Inuit artwork in a group discussion.

Introduce your class to the Greek alphabet and language. Examine how the Greek language influenced the English language. Study the history, timeline of achievements, and the role oral history played in Greece.

Students explore traditional and modern German clothing items. After observing German folk costumes, students match vocabulary words to the pictures. They bring clothing for a fashion show, describe the clothing and express their...

Students gain a better understanding of what it means to eat seasonally through learning about traditional hunting, gathering, and food preparation methods of Athabascan tribes. By interacting with Native American Elders and...

Learners explore the link between home and food in a writing exercise. They study and discuss how some Hispanic immigrants keep in touch with their culinary origins. They develop a recipe that represents their ethnic origin. They...

When slavery took Africans from their land, they were separated from the rich musical and oral traditions native to each country and region. While working as slaves, Africans found they had two places where they could use these musical...

Students are introduced to the idea of traditional oral narratives and divide them into genres. They explore the genres of context, motifs and variants. Each student finds oral narratives in their own lives and practice retelling them in...

Students identify the concept of occupational folklife and learn about occupations in their community and the state. Then they collect examples of occupational folklife such as special terms, equipment, or gestures, as well as stories,...

Students research a topic chosen by the instructor in a selected region where the target language is spoken. They research the topic using available traditional and internet resources to prepare a presentation of their findings:

Second graders investigate the concept of a celebration through the experience of music and culturally relevant conversation. They have a class discussion about thankfulness and tie it the tradition of celebration. Then students listen...

Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. In this art analysis lesson, students complete image based discussion.

Fifth graders participate in a Webquest on Ancient Egypt. They identify clothing and jewelry, list the steps of mummification, decipher hieroglyphics, and complete a Travel Log.

Students see that music serves as a major conduit for the transport of knowledge. As they watch video, students tabulate the variety of music artists listed by different soldiers.

Young scholars create a cube exploring different holiday traditions. In this multicultural appreciation instructional activity, students research Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Kwanzaa holiday traditions. This instructional activity...

Students examine and experience roles and customs of rural Mongolians through role-playing, and they will compare unfamiliar roles from Mongolia with everyday roles in the United States. the will chart their own families and then predict...

In this English worksheet, students answer questions about Halloween. The students also find 13 related Halloween words in a word search. The questions are about Halloween traditions and history.

Student explore the local food in Japan. Pupils listen to the teacher's description of Japanese cuisine. In groups, classmates follow recipe instructions to create Miso coup and rice. They discuss the taste of Japanese food as they...

In this school customs worksheet, students answer 6 questions to enable them to consider the folklife of their school to inspire classroom discussion of the topic.

In this European colonialism worksheet, students read 5 quotes regarding the role of missionaries in Africa. Students then respond to 5 short answer questions.

Students explore communication by participating in a game of charades. In this visual storytelling lesson, students utilize their acting abilities and physical prowess to communicate Mexican imagery to their classmates without the use of...

Class members use the Internet to research the history of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, as well as the traditions surrounding the Thanksgiving-style celebrations of the Hebrews, the Chinese, and in Ancient Greece and Rome.

Explore the practice of oyster gardening. Because oysters play a vital role in marine ecosystems and their populations have declined, biologists are transplanting oyster seed to repopulate reefs. After learning about this practice,...

Designing a travel brochure is a classic project that will help your class members develop a variety of skills, such as researching informational texts, designing creative visual products, and communicating what you have learned.

Young scholars explore the structure and content of the Tanka form and to arrive at a definition of the structure in English. They analyze a tanka to determine its structure and intent and compose two Tanka; one in traditional form and...