A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Hmong Folk Arts: A Guide for Teachers
by Marsha MacDowell
$4.00
Subjects: Asian American Culture; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Hmong Culture;
Locations: Michigan; Laos; Thailand;

http://www.museum.msu.edu/s%2Dprogram/mtap/InfoforEducators/

Text was designed to be used in conjuction with the exhibition 'Michigan Hmong Arts: Textiles in Transition' which ran from January 8 through February 5, 1984. Helpful guide for teachers of all grades to introduce Hmong textiles to students. Detailed drawings of techniques.

Published by:
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48224
517-355-0368

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Folkpatterns Leader's Guide: A Cultural Heritage Program
by Michigan State University
$12.00; $3.00
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; Documentation and Field Research; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Foodways; Farming and Gardening;
Locations: Michigan;

http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/folkpatterns/index.html

Folkpatterns is a cultural heritage program for children that encourages them to explore and document historical and traditional patterns in their own lives, their families and their communities such as games, stories, foods, family lore, art, celebrations, architecture, songs, dance, and more. This revised guide and activity pack is helpful for teachers as well as 4-H leaders. Focuses on involving students with tradition bearers and teaching documentation skills. Other bulletins are available for $3.00 including "Foodways: A 4-H Folkpatterns Project (#4-H 1329," 1985; and "Heritage Gardening: Vegetables (#4-H 1279), n.d., which includes suggested activities to involve children in gardening projects.

Published by:
Michigan State University Bulletin Office
PO Box 231
East Lansing, MI 48824
517/355-0240

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Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey Manual
by Steve Stier
$7.00
Subjects: Vernacular Architecture; Occupational Culture; Farming and Gardening;
Locations: Michigan;

http://www.museum.msu.edu/s%2Dprogram/mtap/InfoforEducators/

This survey has the vocabulary and architectural examples to help students conduct barn surveys.

Published by:
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48224-1045
517/355-0368

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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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Hmong Cultural Tour
by Randall School 4th and 5th Grades
free
Subjects: Hmong Culture; Asian American Culture; Foodways; Music; Ritual and Ceremony; Immigration and Migration; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Laos; Thailand; Michigan;

http://csumc.wisc.edu/cmct/HmongTour/themes/index.htm

This is a record of a class trip that encompassed seven cities and allowed the students to experience Hmong culture firsthand. Many of the short articles are written by students and would be useful for classroom use. There is also a "How We Did It" section, so teachers can plan their own cultural field trip.

Published by:
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
901 University Bay Drive
Madison, WI 53705
608/262-8180