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Storymaking Through Pantomime

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore performing arts by participating in a role-play activity. In this storytelling lesson, students utilize their physical expressions to particpate in a pantomime performance. Pupils evaluate performances in their class and...
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Legends of the Fifth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the difference between myths, legends, and folk tales. They summarize legends. They work together to dramatize legends and then create their own legend using the writing process. Handouts and worksheets are included.
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Similarities Between African Folktales And French Folktales

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the importance of the Storyteller in ancient times as well as in modern times. They realize that this is an art essential to the development and evolution of the mind and that today more than ever we need to rely on...
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Lesson Plan for Granny Will Your Dog Bite and Other Mountain Rhymes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice choral reading of poetry.  In this creative literature lesson, 6th graders incorporate elements of performing arts into their choral readings of various poems.  They discuss musical instruments, facial...
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Pata Pata Pat Pat

For Teachers K - 8th
Students are exposed to the arts with a simple, introductory rhythm/dance activity which can lead into the traditional Pata Pata folk dance, or dance in general.
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An African Folktale

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students learn what a folktale is and illustrate their favorite part of the story The Orphan Boy. They also write a folk story that explains a natural phenomena.
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Shortenin' Bread Shuffle

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students learn a line dance that corresponds with the recreational dance curriculum of North Carolina. They respond to directional cues and terms in folk an line dancing.
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I'll Take One!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collectively create a product, slogan, and advertisements for different types of media. They define different types of appeals such as bandwagon, emotional, glittering generalities, snob appeal, plain-folks appeal,...
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Independent Research Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this moving to music worksheet, students research folk dance in Louisiana in part A. By completing part B of the worksheet, students conduct their own primary research that will be shared with their classmates once they complete the...
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I'm Thinking Of A Story

For Teachers K
In this literature instructional activity, students listen to folk tales and then discuss the main ideas and plot of the story. Additionally, students guess what story is being talked about when their teacher describes the main idea and...
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Citizenship

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students reflect on characteristics of good citizens, examine democratic symbolism, create an award and choose an individual to receive the award as part of this lesson plan on citizenship. Lesson ties together social studies, language...
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Landscape Painting

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars create landscape art using five specific techniques. For this Landscape Painting lesson, students read the biographies of famous landscape artists. Young scholars analyze artwork to determine which techniques were...
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Historic Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize traits of heroes as depicted in music, art and literature. In this cross curricular lesson, students evaluate and analyze various works fo art from different cultures that depict heroes.
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Making Greeting Cards

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students produce greeting cards. In this art lesson, students discuss ways to make people smile and use art supplies to construct greeting cards.
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Power to the Little People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the classic story theme of good versus evil as relayed in folk tales.
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Everybody Has a Story

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read short stories and folk stories to explore oral history and story. They interview elderly family members and/or others in the community and record these stories and histories. They evaluate in a final essay what they have...
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Grocery Bag Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners develop and promote self expression along with promoting PE program with the community. They decorate grocery bags from a local store with a picture of themselves. Bags are returned to the store to be used.
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The Art of Making Do

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students learn how to understand and use fabrics in a scrap quilt. They will gain the most if they can actually compose a quilt (or the beginnings of one) within class time.Quilting is a skill that is difficult for younger children to...
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Trickster Tales

For Teachers 2nd
Students study folk tales and moral lessons from cultures around the world. In this character traits lesson, students study moral lessons through the character traits in various cultures folk tales. Students complete 11 activities...
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Tall Tale Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore folk tales by completing a graphic organizer with classmates. In this tall tale lesson, students read the famous story Paul Bunyan and identify the many characteristics of a fictional tall tale story. Students complete a...
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Little Black Book

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are introduced to simple folk dances, already having been introduced to dances with an 8-count beat. They perform various dance steps.
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Sakura

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students create, notate, and perform the melody of and a rhythmic accompaniment to the traditional Japanese folk song, Sakura. This lesson requires a networked computer lab with headphones.
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Outline of a Legend/Folk Tale

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create outlines of folk tales and legends. They read a folk tale or legend in the target language. They complete an outline of the key events of the story including the main characters, plot, story elements and theme or moral.
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Harmonica Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this harmonica word search puzzle, students identify terms relating to the harmonica. Examples include terms such as folk, major, and chord. A list of 50 words to assist students in their search.

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