Folklife Resources for Educators
Materials Related to Florida--Social life and customsThere are 6 titles in this list.
Folkvine
by Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
http://www.folkvine.org/home.php
Folklore-oriented interdisciplinary website featuring documentation of Florida art and artists, from such traditions as lacemaking, quilting, painting, shoemaking, and sculpting using papier mache, bones, and other materials. The site also incorporates circus traditions and cultural arts representing African American, Peruvian American, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian backgrounds. The documentation of the selected traditional artists and their communities is available through audio and video clips, photographs, and background textual materials.
| Grade Level: All ages; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Video recordings; Primary sources; Audio recordings; Podcasts |
Language: English; Spanish |
Subjects: Decorative arts; Peruvian Americans; Circus; African Americans; Folk artists; Folk art; Florida--Social life and customs; Lace and lace making; Quilting; Puerto Ricans; Shoemaking; Outsider art; Needlework
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6470
http://www.florida-arts.org/
Lucreaty Clark, White Oak Basket Maker
by State Library and Archives of Florida
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/lucreaty/
Lesson plans, photographs, and audio interviews with Lucreaty Clark, basket maker, about the history and practice of making white oak baskets. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for grades 6-8 in a Social Studies or Language Arts curriculum. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Artisans; Women; Florida--Social life and customs; Material culture; African Americans; Basket making; Crafts
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://www.floridamemory.com/
Netmaking and Net Fishing in Florida
by State Library and Archives of Florida
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/netmaking/
Lesson plans, photographs, and audio interviews with longtime net maker and Fernandina, Florida resident Billy Burbank III about the history and practice of the net making trade. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for grades 6-8 in a Social Studies or Language Arts curriculum. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Florida--Social life and customs; Fishing nets; Maritime culture; Fishing
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://www.floridamemory.com/
Sacred Harp
by State Library and Archives of Florida
http://floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/sacred_harp/
Lesson plans, photographs, and audio recordings documenting sacred harp singing in Florida. Includes field recordings by Alton Morris recorded in 1949 in Gainesville. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for a Music curriculum for grades 6-8. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: Music; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Shape-note singing; Music; Florida--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://www.floridamemory.com/
Seminole Doll Making
by State Library and Archives of Florida
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/seminole_dolls/
Lesson plans, photographs, and audio interviews with Seminole doll maker Mary B. Billie and her daughter, Claudia C. John, about the history and practice of Seminole doll making. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for a Visual Arts curriculum for grades 6-8. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 6-8 |
Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans; Audio recordings |
Language: English |
Subjects: Florida--Social life and customs; Seminole Indians; Dollmaking; Crafts; Indians of North America
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://www.floridamemory.com/
Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA in Florida, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
by State Library and Archives of Florida
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/zora_hurston/
Lesson plans, photographs, and writings related to Zora Neale Hurston's work for the Florida division of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) when she
went on a recording expedition in 1939 to the turpentine camps in Cross City, Florida. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for grades 9-12 for a Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
| Grade Level: 9-12 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Florida--Social life and customs; Folklore--Fieldwork; Labor history; Fieldwork (Educational method); African Americans; New Deal, 1933-1939; Occupations--Folklore; Authors
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization:
State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project
State Library and Archives of Florida
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700
http://www.floridamemory.com/
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