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- North Carolina Traditions
- North Carolina is rich in traditions. From crafts such as quilting and basketry to storytelling and Jack Tales, there is much to learn and enjoy. Traditions have been passed down through the generations and it is important that we preserve them for generations to come.
- Format: bibliography/help
- John C. Campbell Folk School
- The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art, and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
- The Museum provides exhibitions and programs that illustrate many of the complex issues and concerns of Appalachia's diverse people and cultures. Students discover how history relates to their own lives as they explore the many themes relevant to western North Carolina's past, present, and future.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Postcards of the past
- Students will participate in Heritage Day activities that will enhance students' awareness of their heritage. They will take digital pictures of activities to include on a web page, and research and report on information gathered. Students will create a web page to present their information.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Karol Leaptrott, Rebecca Watt, and Regina Welsted.
- Quilts
- This lesson plan in designed to be one part of a fourth grade social studies unit on the Appalachian Mountains. It is based on the mountain custom of quilt making. This plan uses the book The Quiltmakers Gift by Jeff Brumbeau. It also uses the book internet site and other related sites. Enrichments of this lesson would be to display quilts, have a real quilt maker visit, have the class create their own paper quilt, etc.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Barbara Waters.
- The Mint Museum
- Access to digitized images from special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, along with activities for kids.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Threads through South America: Weaving in Ecuador
- This lesson for grade six takes a look at the weaving and textiles created in the Andes of Ecuador in and near the town of Otavalo. In addition to learning about Ecuadorian weaving, students may also create their own woven artifact.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
- By Eric Eaton.
Resources on the web
- Hands on Crafts
- Pottery, weaving, quilting, and basketry techniques and traditions are demonstrated in interactive online studios. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Mint Museum of Charlotte
- Quilts and Quiltmaking in America
- Interviews with quilters highlight quilting within the context of daily life. The online collection shows both highly traditional and innovative quilts, and demonstrates the artisans' excellent design and technical skill. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Library of Congress
- Family and friendship in quilts
- Students recognize how people of different cultures and time periods have used cloth-based art forms to pass down their traditions and history. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
- Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
- Quilting: The story of the Underground Railroad
- In this lesson from Xpeditions, students use the Internet to research the dangers that escaping slaves faced along the Underground Railroad and the factors that helped the slaves make it to freedom. They'll conclude by designing quilts describing what they've... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- Provided by: Xpeditions
