Folk Art Tells a Story.Folk Art folk art, the art works of a culturally homogeneous people produced by artists without formal training. The forms of such works are generally developed into a tradition that is either cut off from or tenuously connected to the contemporary cultural mainstream. Tells a Story. Susan Conklin Thompson. Englewood, CO: Teacher Ideas Press, (800 237-6124) 1998. Illus., softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. , 215 pp., $23.50. Described as An Activity Guide, this eclectic overview of folk art presents a variety of art projects that elementary classroom and art teachers can integrate with social studies, language ads and science learning activities. Organized in three sections, the book begins with references to pioneer-related folk art activities (e.g., quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers bees, weather vanes weather vane or wind vane, instrument used to indicate wind direction. It consists of an asymmetrically shaped object, e.g., an arrow or a rooster, mounted at its center of gravity so it can move freely about a vertical axis. , story quilts, and Grandma Moses-referenced painting), moves into projects based on natural materials (e.g. rock art, corn dolls, clay toys, masks and pots, decorative gourds), and projects involving textiles (e.g. Peruvian wall hangings, applique, stitchery, batik batik (bətēk`), method of decorating fabrics practiced for centuries by the natives of Indonesia. It consists of applying a design to the surface of the cloth by using melted wax. ). Overall, more than 50 different activities are presented, each includes suggested subject areas for possible integration, a list of materials needed, procedural steps, student questioning strategies, variations, and extending suggestions. Songs with musical notations accompany many of the activities. Line drawings and black-and-white drawings complement the written material, Targeted for K-6 grade levels, the book would be more useful for grades 2-5. |
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