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RESOURCES & LINKS FOR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS The resources listed on this page will primarily be useful for Festivals that wish to incorporate activities that will attract school groups and families to their event. These articles and activities might help you to: Come up with ideas to engage teachers and their students, Develop activities that will tie in to the Ky Dept of Education's Core Content Provide insight on how to connect your festival to local culture and heritage Extend your festival's reach to impact diverse communities within your region Examples of Activities Developed for Community Heritage Festivals Websites With Lesson Plans and Ideas Ideas for Festivals in the School Other Organizations that share resources and ideas Examples of Activities Developed for Community Heritage Festivals Arts and Crafts Festival Observation - visual arts core content A form for kids to use at a festival to observe arts and crafts, making them think about what medium is used, what art process is used, describe colors and texture. prepared by Judy Sizemore for the KY Craft Marketing Program. Download this Word document of 1 page Elements of Culture - social studies, elements of culture core content The activity has students look at elements of culture (language, food, clothing, art, music, folktales, stories, and occupations) they have observed at a festival and create a display board to share with the rest of the school. Activities adapted from Appalachian Literature/Appalachian Culture By Judy Sizemore (Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, KY 2000) with permission from Forward in the Fifth. For a copy of the complete publication, contact the Jesse Stuart Foundation at www.jsfbooks.com. Download this Word document of 2 pages Factors of Production – social studies, economics core content Form students can use during a visit to festivals to understand the economics of the crafts industry. Students look at specified items for sale and examine the Factors of Production; Raw materials (natural resources, recycled resources, purchased materials), Capital resources (tools, equipment). Human capital (skills, knowledge, abilities), and Marketing (packaging, distribution, pricing, and advertising). Prepared by Judy Sizemore for KY Economic Education Council Download this Word document of 2 pages Festival Demonstrator Form – social studies and language arts core content Template for students to use on festival field trip to learn about the demonstrators. The form asks for name of demonstrator, what tradition do they represent, how did they learn this skill, do they do it as a hobby or for a living, what tools do they use? Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Clay County Middle School. Download this Word document of 2 pages Guidelines for a Jack Tale and Planning Your Jack Tale – language arts, literary portfolio pieces Activities adapted from Appalachian Literature/Appalachian Culture for Primary-Intermediate. By Judy Sizemore (Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, KY 2000). Download this Word document of 1 page Hunting for Herbs – science, social studies, language arts, transactive portfolio pieces An activity that prepares students for visit to a herb festival and connects the festival to local culture and economics. It teaches them about different methods of doing research (library, Internet, field research, interviews). It also provides numerous “starters” for transactive portfolio pieces. This activity could easily be adapted for another kind of festival. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Appalachian Heritage Highways. Download this Word document of 2 pages Ideas for activities related to a festival field trip – language arts, portfolios Suggestions for writing activities (personal narrative, memoirs, transactive writing, literary writing) that can be used with any festival fieldtrip. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Appalachian Heritage Highways. Download this Word document of 1 page Musical Traditions in Your Family and Community – music, social studies, language arts Guidelines and some questions to use in an interview with a musician in a family or community. Discusses open and closed questions. Has a form to use in identifying musicians in a community as well as a participant release form. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Appalachian Heritage Highways. Download this Word document, 2 pages Planning Guides – Original Animal Tales – social studies, language arts, literary portfolio pieces Guidelines and planning guide for students to write an original animal tale. Taken from Native American Literature/Native American Cultures, written by Judy Sizemore for Forward in the Fifth – available from the author. Download this Word document, 2 pages Template for an Activity A template for festivals to use to describe an educational activity for teachers.  An example of an activity is also given. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Appalachian Heritage Highways Download this Word document, 3 pages To Market to market – social studies, economics core content This activity combines visual arts, practical living skills, and language arts. It is also a practical application of economics. Students observe how artists present their product to the pubic and marketing techniques used. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for KY Economic Education Council. Download this Word document, 2 pages Visiting Artist as Entrepreneur – social studies, economics core content An activity to be used when an artist visits the classroom to explain their production and marketing cycle to students. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for KY Economic Education Council Download this Word document, 3 pages Who was Stringbean? – social studies, music core content An activity to prepare students to understand the Stringbean festival and also helps them to connect history and music to their own community. Could be adapted for use with another musician or performer. Prepared by Judy Sizemore for Appalachian Heritage Highways. Download this Word document, 3 pages Writing Activities for the Kentucky Folklife Festival – language arts, portfolio pieces Excerpted from Visiting the Kentucky Folklife Festival: A Planning Guide for Teachers (Frankfort, 2003). Used with permission from the Kentucky Historical Society. A guide for a variety of writing activities for students to do related to a field trip to any festival. The document includes a blank web, a ven diagram and a sensory details diagram that can only be viewed in page layout view. Download this Word document, 13 pages Core Content for Fifth Grade in Kentucky These are the concepts and terminology for the Arts and Humanities that are part of the big test that students take in April so anything that festivals can do to reinforce these aspects of the curriculum is helpful. Teachers are eager to have activities that are already linked to core content. For core content for all grades see listing called “Kentucky’s Core Content for Assessment”. Download this Word document of 4 pages Kentucky’s Core Content for Assessment Core Content for Assessment - version 3.0, September 1999, represents the content that has been identified as essential for all students to know and will be included on the state assessment. RETURN TO TOP Websites With Lesson Plans and Ideas CARTS (Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students) http://www.carts.org/ CARTS is a project of City Lore, a cultural organization whose mission is to document, preserve and present the living cultural heritage of New York and other cities.  The CARTS Catalog Is an online and mail order catalog offering over 150 multimedia resources in folklore, history, culture and the arts for integration across the curriculum.  The resources section has a list of folk arts and folklife education resources of special interest to K-12 educators and students. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: educational, folklife, kids lesson plans, scholars, Civil War Preservation Trust http://www.civilwar.org/ The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefields. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public of the war’s history and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it. The web site has an excellent history center and classroom section. The Trust has a weekly education newsletter is full of civil war and nineteenth-century sources. For more information email jrosenberry@civilwar.org DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids lesson plans, Louisiana Voices Folklife in Education Project http://www.louisianavoices.org/LAVoicesSurvey/EveryoneElse.asp?IDTag=1068 The Louisiana Folklife Program has developed this pioneering online education guide. These lessons target 4th and 8th grades, but they can be adapted to any grade level. The material in this educator's guide is public domain, so can be adapted. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: Educational, folklife, kids lesson plans, scholars, Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources for K-12 Classrooms http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/teachers.html A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources is a list of materials recently prepared for the classroom by folklorists and other cultural studies. The Guide also includes a selected list of agencies with established commitments to folklife programming and a brief list of suggested readings. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: Educational, folklife, kids lesson plans, scholars, Teacher's Guide to Kentucky Folklife http://history.ky.gov/Programs/Folklife/Folklife_Teacher_Guide.htm This guide includes an introduction to folklore, folklife readings, lesson plans, classroom activities, and a resource guide for teachers.  Available on line as a PDF file. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: Educational, folklife, kids, kids lesson plans, scholars, RETURN TO TOP Ideas for Festivals in the School African Festival Planning Guide http://www.projectview.org/afvo.africanfesitvalone.planningguide.htm The purpose of this Planning Guide is to provide a starting point and framework for developing an African Festival in a school setting. Components of the guide include The Vision, Planning, Date/Time/Place, Networking - Making the Connection, Funding, Publicity, Program, Evaluation, and Curriculum Connections. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: Educational, tools, folklife, kids, school ideas Bluegrass in the Schools Implementation Manual http://www.ibma.org From the International Bluegrass Music Association website: www.ibma.org. http://www.ibma.org/ibma.store/schools/index.asp to order a free copy. http://www.ibma.org/events.programs/schools/manual/index.asp to see the manual This Manual is for teachers seeking specific information about bluegrass music to present to a class and for band musicians interested in developing school programs. Included in the publication you will find specific program information about bluegrass music and a suggested presentation outline, along with funding development ideas and a list of written, video and program resources. International Bluegrass Music Association 1620 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 USA PH: 270-684-9025 • FX: 270-686-7863 TOLL FREE: 1-888-438-4262 DocType: Web page ; Keywords: school ideas Explore Your Community http://www.loc.gov/folklife/poster/ A free poster entitled "Explore Your Community," designed for middle school and high school students encouraging them to learn more about their own communities by engaging in documentation projects. Has suggestions for heritage studies and community projects, such as interviewing friends and classmates about school-related traditions and developing a walking tour of a historic neighborhood. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: educational, folklife, school ideas, scholars, Planning a Bluegrass Festival http://www.sitesalive.com/bl/tg/private/bltgfestival.pdf Guide to an activity for students to plan a bluegrass festival. You can integrate math into this activity by giving students a festival planning budget and having them create an itemized list of event expenses. DocType: PDF ; Keywords: Educational, tools, folklife, kids, tools, school ideas RETURN TO TOP Other Organizations that share resources and ideas American Association for State and Local History http://www.aaslh.org/ The American Association for State and Local History provides leadership service, and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American Society. Web site has Resource Links and list of publications and videos. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas American Folklife Center Home Page, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife."  The Center and its collections have grown to encompass all aspects of folklore and folklife from this country and around the world. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: folklife, educational, kids ideas, scholars, American Folklore Society http://www.afsnet.org/ An association of more than 2,200 members and subscribers who are scholars, teachers, and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and community members involved in folklore work throughout the world.  One section of the web site, About Folklore, discusses what is folklore, what do folklorists do as well as provide list of folklore organizations, folklore books and journals and educational resources. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: folklife, educational, kids ideas, scholars, Association for Heritage Interpretation http://www.heritageinterpretation.org.uk/index.html Website for the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) in England, which concerns itself with the promotion of cultural and heritage attractions. The value of this resource lies in the archive of journal articles, which cover a wide variety of themes including visitor centre design, accessibility, education, multimedia and more. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage http://www.folklife.si.edu This center promotes the understanding and continuity of contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and abroad. It produces the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, exhibitions, documentary films and videos, symposia, and educational materials. The Center conducts research, maintains archives, and provides educational and research opportunities. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: folklife, educational, kids ideas EdCom http://www.edcom.org/about/index.shtml The Standing Professional Committee on Education (EdCom) of the American Association of Museums (AAM) advances the purpose of museums as places of lifelong learning, serves as an advocate for diverse audiences, and promotes professional standards and excellence in the practice of museum education. The site has a list of Resources (Useful Websites). DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas Kentucky Archaeological Survey http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/kas.htm Brought to you by the Kentucky Heritage Council and Department of Anthropology University of Kentucky The Survey's mission is to provide a service to other state agencies, to work with private landowners to protect archaeological sites, and to educate the public about Kentucky's rich archaeological heritage. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas Kentucky Archaeology http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/Archaeology_Video.htm A series of short documentaries that explore new research about the state's rich cultural heritage. Produced by the Kentucky Heritage Council, each episode examines a unique aspect of archaeology with a blend of interviews, artifacts, rare archival images and video of ancient American Indian sites in Kentucky. To date three episodes have been produced. Pending funding, the Kentucky Heritage Council hopes to produce additional episodes for the series about new research in both prehistoric and historical archaeology. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas Kentucky Digital Library http://kdl.kyvl.org/ This web site allows access to the wealth of rare Kentuckiana material residing in archives, museums and special collections departments across the state of Kentucky. The Kentuckiana Digital Library's Archival Finding Aids Collection offers a single access point to search and browse over 4,500 archival collection finding aids representing 15 Kentucky repositories (all the state Universities and leading colleges in the state) that have a wealth of photographs, oral histories and historical texts. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas Kentucky Historical Society http://history.ky.gov/index.htm Kentucky Historical Society activities across the state help to preserve and promote the rich local history and heritage that exists all across the Bluegrass State. Programs include the Kentucky Oral History Commission, The Kentucky Folklife Program, Community Services, museums and traveling exhibits, publications, reference library, programs and assistance for teachers and students. Some grants are available. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas, scholars, Kentucky Timeline http://kdl.kyvl.org/html/kdl/timeline.htm A timeline of Kentucky history from 12,000 BC to 1997. The timeline was prepared for the Kentucky Historical Society exhibit, "Kentucky Journey " and displayed on this website with permission. DocType: Web page ; Keywords: history, educational, kids ideas RETURN TO TOP RETURN TO: ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS MAIN PAGE GO TO: Planning for School Groups GO TO: Guidelines for Inviting a School or Class to Your Festival