Folklife Resources for Educators
Sponsoring Organization Information
Philadelphia Folklore Project
735 South 50th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (215) 726-1106
Teacher's Guide to "In My Heart, I Am a Dancer"
by Debora Kodish, Deborah Wei
http://www.folkloreproject.org/programs/education/dancer/index.php
Curriculum guide to accompany the publication, "In My Heart I am a Dancer," about the Cambodian community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Topics include Cambodian classical dance and costume, and the history and culture of Cambodia. Created for use with children in grades K-4 and also with older students. The guide includes background for teachers in working in the classroom with folk arts plus lesson plans, activities, and questions for students as they read the text.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Art and Culture; History and Social Studies; Music; Math |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs; Beadwork; Pennsylvania--Social life and customs; Refugees; Dance; Cambodian Americans; Cambodia--Social life and customs; Immigrants; Folk artists; Cultural pluralism; Costume; Crafts; Ethnicity
Geographic locations: Pennsylvania; General; Cambodia |
Sponsoring Organization:
Philadelphia Folklore Project
735 South 50th Street
Philadelphia PA 19143
(215) 726-1106
http://www.folkloreproject.org/
Other Organizations:
School District of Philadelphia
Education Office, 440 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia PA 19130
(215) 400-4000
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/
Walking on Solid Ground: Understanding the Chinese-American Experience in Philadelphia
by Deborah Wei
http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/curriculum/supports/philavoices/chineese-americanGrade7.pdf
Educational module for 7th grade on the traditional arts, culture, and history of the Chinese American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Includes lesson plans and activities for creating neighborhood maps, studying what makes a community, learning how to read and understand census reports and immigration patterns, and working with the concept of "ghetto," using Philadelphia's Chinatown as a model. (19 p. PDF)
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Maps in education; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs; Inquiry-based learning; Community life; Immigrants; Chinese Americans; Pennsylvania--Social life and customs; Ethnic neighborhoods; Inner cities; Asian Americans; Ethnicity
Geographic locations: Pennsylvania |
Sponsoring Organization:
Philadelphia Folklore Project
735 South 50th Street
Philadelphia PA 19143
(215) 726-1106
http://www.folkloreproject.org/
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