This guide is specific to Rhode Island in its resource orientation, but is broadly applicable to any geographic area in its overall approach and format. Designed to introduce folklore, folklife, folk arts, and ethnic arts to students of all ages, this program guide takes advantage of on-going multicultural activities of the Folk Arts Program and…

Cited as a model project for the state of Vermont, this process model helps administrators, teachers, and community members integrate the arts into the elementary school curriculum. Arranged into 10 sections, the introduction in part 1 outlines the development of the program. Three major project goals are stated in section 2 and section 3 is an…

Each chapter of this document describes a different project and approach for introducing students (elementary to high school) to oral history and folk arts. All chapters use a standard format in which a general overview of the project, describing themes, philosophies, and methods are followed by sample lesson plans, teacher guidelines, and student…