Folk and Traditional Arts Lesson Plans
These Folk and Traditional Arts Lesson Plans have been developed to assist 4th and 5th grade classroom teachers with sharing our state’s cultural heritage in the Arts. The curricular units are designed to be taught by teachers with minimal experience in the arts with links to power points, resources, and teaching materials. We welcome feedback as you share these units with your students.
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-Clothing Design Worksheet
-Comparing Abenaki Clothing Worksheet
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-PowerPoint
-Video Guided Questions
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-PowerPoint
-Vocabulary Handout
New Americans in New Hampshire from Bhutan (Immigration and Folk Arts)
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-Shaping our Future Final Report
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Fiddling, Dance and Community
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-PowerPoint
-Handout
French Canadian Music & Culture
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-Handout
Introduction to Traditional Arts
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-Appendix A: Cultural Traditions Checklist
-Appendix B: Arts We Live With
-Appendix C: Interview Guidelines
-Appendix D: NH Apprenticeship Categories
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-PowerPoint
-Images
-NH Shaker History Abridged Article
-Making A Broom Handout
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-Storyboard Template Worksheet
-Storytelling Vocab List Worksheet
The Folk and Traditional Arts Lesson Plans were developed with input from artists, teachers, and social service providers. Forty traditional artists were surveyed and we received 18 responses. Artists answered in depth how they would share their art form in 4th and 5th grade classrooms, why it is important for youth to learn about the art form, and the connection to NH history and culture. We received 26 survey responses from classroom teachers and arts educators on what components to include: connections to standards, enduring understandings, essential questions, worksheets, supplemental materials, and further enrichment opportunities. Teachers also gave insights to the challenges they may face in implementing these units in their own classes. We then held a 16 member focus group with representatives from state universities, English language educators, classroom teachers, social studies and arts specialists, Department of Education, and the NH Humanities Council. Two curriculum specialists were then contracted to draft the lesson plans and two 5th grade classroom teachers gave feedback on the final versions. We welcome feedback as you share these units with your students and welcome suggestions on future curricular units.
