COMMUNITY: BUILDING BRIDGES
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Author: Lipman, Doug.
Title: We all go together : creative activities for children to use with multicultural folksongs
Imprint Phoenix : Oryx Press, 1994.
CALL #: 372.8704 Lip
Summary: Creative activities for children to use with multicultural folksongs
Author: Miller-Lachmann, Lyn, 1956-
Title: Our Family Our Friends Our World
Imprint: New Providence, New Jersey Bowker 1992
CALL #: 016.862 Mil
Summary: An annotated guide to significant multicultural books for children and teenagers
Author: Barchers, Suzanne I.
Title: Multicultural folktales : readers theatre for elementary students
Imprint: Englewood, Colo. : Teacher Ideas Press, 2000.
CALL #: 372.676 Bar
Author: Matiella, Ana.
Title: The Multicultural Carterpillar
Imprint: Santa Cruz, CA Network Publications 1990
CALL #: 372.13 Mai
Summary: Introduces children to the concepts of culture and cultural diversity with hands-on activities.
Author: Robinson, Dindy.
Title: World cultures through art activities; illustrated by Rebecca Estes
Imprint: Englewood, CO Libraries Unlimited 1996
CALL #: 372.5044 Rob and 372.5 Rob
Summary: Includes art activities for the study of China, Japan, India, Australia, Africa, Israel, Egypt, Russia, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, England, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Scandinavia, Hawaii, and Native Americans.
Students will explore books and videos related to their particular culture during an assigned LMC time.
I Love Music!
Curricular area: Social studies/Music education
Grade levels: K-6
Number of programs: 30
Length of programs: 7 minutes
Sample program: "Japan: Yutaro and His Drum"
Series description: This series features child hosts, each of whom introduces viewers to the culture of their country through the instruments they play and the festivals, ceremonies, costumes, rhythms, and dances of their heritage. Designed to present cultural similarities and differences, the programs support primary and intermediate social studies curriculum standards requiring that children understand diverse multicultural and artistic expressions, family life, and world geography and cultures.
My Beautiful House!
Curricular area: Social studies
Grade levels: K-6
Number of programs: 30
Length of programs: 7 minutes
Sample program: "Thailand: My House on Stilts in Thailand"
Series description: This series travels from tropical riverside to island to desert to big city, exploring people's homes and lives in 23 countries around the world. The child host of each program tells about organization, food preparation, sleeping, clothing, and family relationships in his/her home. Programs show cultural differences and similarities, aligning with primary and intermediate social studies curriculum standards.
My Animal and Me
Curricular area: Social Studies
Grade levels: 2-4
Number of programs: 24
Length of programs: 15-minutes
Series description: My Animal and Me features children from every inhabited continent on Earth. They introduce their animal friends and show how these animals are part of the cultural heritage and current lifestyles of their countries.
Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin
Curricular area: Social Studies
Grade levels: 2-6
Length of programs: 30-minutes (Videos and CD-Rom)
Series description: There are 20 "cultural visits to children and adults from different heritage groups in real places all around Wisconsin. The CD's "Explorer" section provides a database of information about every ethnic group with 400 or more members now living in Wisconsin.
Internet Sites
http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/
Join Ophelia Owl & Parsifal Penguin on their worldwide tour Culture is the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of a group of people. Parsifal has spent his entire life in Antarctica where there is no culture to speak of--just a few research stations where people eat freeze-dried spam and play checkers. Parsifal is eager to become a world citizen through his travels with the knowledgeable Ophelia Owl. Perched on his wing, Ophelia will explain and describe the world that she has experienced through reading all the books in the Fowlerville Public Library. Learn more about Ophelia & Parsifal. Join Parsifal and Ophelia as they sample the delicious cuisines, play the games, see the museums full of arts, crafts and history, hear the folktales and learn about the holidays & festivals of many of the world's cultures.
http://www.kidlink.org:80/KIDPROJ/MCC/
The Multi-Cultural Calendar features holidays from all over the world, submitted by children. If you are looking for holiday ideas for alternate celebrations or research try this page from KidLink, or check Yahooligan's holiday links.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/
This web sites talk about what life would be like in different countries in terms of food, schools, holidays and a typical day in the country.
http://155.187.10.12/flags/nation-flags.html
This site shows the flags to various countries around the world.
http://web66.coled.umn.edu/schools.html
This site provides links to various web pages of schools around the world.
http://travel.excite.com/destinations/
This is a travel site to various cities around the world with facts about the city.
This site provides physical and political maps along with facts about many countries.
http://home.about.com/culturelindex.htm
This site provides cultural information for various countries.
E-Mail Links
Links will be added before the project begins and will include students who are members of the MultiCultural Group at the University and members of various multicultural groups in the Twin Cities.
http://www.kidscom.com/error_reports/errordoc.html
This is a website where keypals can be set up.
IECC is intended for teachers seeking partner classrooms for international and cross-cultural e-mail exchanges. This list is not for discussion or for people seeking individual penpals.
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