A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Journey's End : The Memories and Traditions of Daisy Turner and Her Family
by Jane Beck, Wes Graff, Gregory Sharrow

Subjects: History; Geography; Slavery; African American Culture;
Locations: Vermont; New England; Virginia; Africa;

http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/

Daisy Turner was born in 1883 at Journey's End, the farm her father, Alec Turner, cleared. Her family settled in Grafton, Vermont after the Civil War. She lived to be 104, dying in 1988. The audiocassette, narrated by Barbara Jordon, relates Turner's family history, detailing her father's path from slavery to freedom. This Peabody Award winning production is now an NPR radio series. The videotape "On My Own : The Traditions of Daisy Turner," produced by Jane Beck and Wes Graff presents her recollections. A teacher's guide to both tapes by Gregory Sharrow and a children's book, Daisy and the Doll, based on this story, are also available from the Vermont Folklife Center.

Published by:
Vermont Folklife Center
PO Box 442
Middlebury, VT 05753
802/388-4964

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Portable Museum
by Brooklyn Children's Museum
$unknown
Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Jewish American Culture; African Culture; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Mexican Culture;
Locations: Africa; Mexico; United States; India;

http://www.bchildmus.org/schools/portable.html

Hands-on learning kits organized around various cultures or ideas containing objects, teacher's guides, activities, and supplemental materials. Most for grades 4 and up.

Published by:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
718/735-4400

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C.A.R.T.S.: Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
by Amanda Dargan, Marci Reaven, eds.
free
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Asia; Africa; Europe; Latin America; Central America; Caribbean; United States;

http://www.carts.org

The CARTS catalog [formerly the Culture Catalog] lists cultural resources selected for their excellence by the staff of City Lore. Includes curriculum guides, books on poetry, storytelling, writing, tales, visual arts, social studies, history, and many other valuable topics. Many of the resources suggest activities, which are easily adaptable for a variety of classrooms. Teachers' Guides are also available as well as lesson plans for several of the C.A.R.T.S. books.

Published by:
C.A.R.T.S. Citylore
72 East First Street
New York, New York 10003
212/529-1955 Fax: 212/529-5062

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World Music Press Catalog
by Judith Cook Tucker, ed.

Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Asian American Culture; Music;
Locations: Africa; Asia; Latin America; Europe;

http://www.worldmusicpress.com/

A comprehensive listing of books and recordings published by World Music Press featuring African, Asian, Latin American, European, and Native American music. The books, which comprise sheet music, pronunciation guides, maps, photos, glossaries, and bibliographies, also include music on CDs. Study guides are written by well-known ethnomusicologists such as Sam-Ang Sam, Patricia Shehan Campbell, and Judith Cook Tucker. The CD/booklet sets are for classrooms fifth grade and up.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Singing in the African-American Tradition
by Ysaye Barnwell
$59.59
Subjects: African American Culture;
Locations: United States; Africa;

http://www.ymbarnwell.com

Resouce for learning 20 songs including African chants and calls, South African songs of resistance, songs of the Civil Rights movement, gospel songs, and spirituals. Includes rhythm, harmony, and countermelody parts, as well.

Published by:
Homespun Tapes, Ltd.
PO Box 694
Woodstock, NY 12498
800/33-TAPES

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Cultural Heritage for Innovative Community Outreach
by free
Subjects: African American Culture; African Culture; Asian Culture; Native American Culture; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Indonesia; Africa; Puerto Rico; Michigan;

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/

Website, sponsored by the Univ of Michigan School of Information, containing many resources on various cultural expressions that could be used in a classroom setting. Includes online presentations, teacher's guides, resource lists, and classroom activities. Site contains a great wealth of information - highly recommended.

Published by:
Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach
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Neutrogena Teaching Guides
by Aurelia Gomez
free
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: South America; Africa; Japan; Indonesia;

http://www.moifa.org/eventsedu/education/neutrogena/index.html

Two lesson plans, both correlated to the New Mexico content standards, related to objects found in the museum's Neutrogena collections. The first lesson plan deals with hats and headdresses and the second with resist dye techniques. Both include background information for teachers, resource lists, and ideas for extending the lessons into other curriculuar areas. The lesson plans are both correlated to the New Mexico State Content Standards.

Published by:
Museum of International Folk Art
P.O. Box 2087
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087
505/476-1200