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Modern Balinese painted wood masks for sale to tourists: Five modern Balinese painted wood masks hang on a dark wall display for sale to tourists. Of varying sizes, the white-painted masks show a variety of expressions from peaceful sleep, to playful smiles, to frowns of sorrow or fear. Mask making in Bali and Java...; Format: image/photograph

Masks in Burkina Faso and Cherokee clans: Focuses on the seven masks of the Cherokee clans and the masks in Burkina Faso (Africa). Students explore different masks through individual and group projects demonstrating their understanding of the roles masks play in the Cherokee culture and the African culture in Burkina Faso.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Second Languages); By Maguy Techer-Yancey.

Monstrous masks: Teacher will read the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Children will create monster masks to associate the letter m and the phonemic sound of m to the masks.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

Traditional performing arts in Bali: Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

In the spirit of... (museum post-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In the post-visit lesson, students will create plaster masks and write a brief description.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Tamela Davis.

In the spirit of... (museum visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. This lesson focuses on students' observations of masks while visiting a museum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Shannon Kelly.

Create a Music Carnival: This is a lesson in which the students will combine their knowledge of rhythm, pitch, and tone color with their imaginations to create original compositions about animals. They will use "Carnival of the Animals", by Saint-Saens, and "Peter and the Wolf", by Prokofiev, for comparisons.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education); By Rowena Licko.

What do you see?: This lesson is designed to teach color vocabulary and some basic animal names to novice level ESL students in grades 1-2 using Bill Martin's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); By Cindy Young.

Expressive papier-mâché masks: Students will be creating an original papier-mâché mask that expresses an emotion. In doing this, they will be expanding upon their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in papier-mâché sculpture and acrylic painting.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Kerri Fuller.

Balinese masked dancer costumed as Sugriva the red monkey king: A Balinese masked dancer is costumed as Sugriva, the red monkey king character from the Ramayana. Seen from the waist up, the male dancer wears a red knit shirt, elaborate sequined collar, gold crown, and a fanged wooden mask running from his nose down to...; Format: image/photograph

In the spirit of... (museum pre-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In this pre-visit lesson, students will explore the cultures of the Western Hemisphere.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Shannon Kelly.

Bulletin board of story elements: This lesson will introduce young children to the elements of stories starting with characters. Children will be involved with interactive writing as they respond to shared reading lessons. Students will illustrate a caption of a character to be displayed on a bulletin board.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)

Cherokee lore and traditions: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 4.3; Length 9 Weeks Class Length: 45 minutes - Meets daily Learning outcomes Promotes life-long learning: appreciation of different cultures. Provides hands-on activities: making masks. Integrates with EOG testing: reading....; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Patricia Lancaster.

Integrating the internet into the curriculum: Jan Brett author study: Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Barb Thorson.

Three Little Kittens: Students will experience the joys of acting out the story using simple props. Students will enjoy eating pie, and completing a bubble map and class graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.

YMI Cultural Center: This cultural center was created to preserve the visual and performing arts heritages of African-Americans and other minorities. The Center has an art gallery with over 100 works of art from renowned artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, John Biggers. It also offers art classes to all age groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Balinese masked dancer performs character of old man: A Balinese masked dancer performs the character of an old man. The dancer's mask is carved of wood and painted with with large round eyes and a moustache. The dancer wears an elaborate red and gold cape over a white tunic. Masked dances have existed for over...; Format: image/photograph

Balinese dancer advances in Rangda witch costume: A Balinese dancer advances in a Rangda costume. Rangda costumes have wooden masks with bulging eyes, and tangled white hair. The dancer also wears long knife-like fingernail attachments and sports dangling striped breasts. Many Balinese dramas involve contests...; Format: image/photograph

Close up view of Balinese masked dancer enacting Old Man: A close up view shows a Balinese masked dancer enacting the Old Man character. The dancer's left hand is held out forward with his thumb and forefinger bent inward. The dancer's face mask is carved with a wrinkled forehead, staring eyes, and a large moustache....; Format: image/photograph

Masked male dancer holds up hands with long fingernails: A masked male dancer holds up his hands to show long false fingernails. The dancer's wooden mask is painted white with a dark moustache, large mouth, and round bulging eyes. The character's costume includes a tall gold crown and a yellow, black, and red sequined...; Format: image/photograph

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