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Scott, John A., Ed.; Seidman, Laurence I., Ed. – Folksong in the Classroom, 1988
This document contains two issues of a journal for elementary and secondary teachers which provide materials and teaching ideas for integrating folk music appreciation into social studies, literature, and humanities courses. Issue 1 covers the Federalist Period (1786-1801), and issue 2 the Jefferson and Madison years (1801-1816). Each song is set…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Daniels, Elva S. – Instructor, 1983
A teaching unit uses the songs of sailors, loggers, coal miners, and other workers to illustrate how the United States was built in the nineteenth century. Words and music for seven songs are given, along with classroom activities to help children understand occupations and industries during that time. (PP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Farm Labor, Labor Conditions, Laborers
