Common Threads: Festivals of Folklore and Literature for Schools and Libraries

ISBN-13: 9780810841574 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 389 str.

Alan Heath

Opis

New in paperback Turn the library into a center for active and fun-filled discovery Heath shows how to use thematic festivals to incorporate the exploration of literature into cooperative learning activities. Each of the book's nine chapters describes a different festival, complete with arts, crafts, music and storytelling--activities that will increase students' awareness of other cultures (Shaker, Native American, and Caribbean, to name a few). Features literature-based projects, craft projects using recyclable materials, delectable recipes to enliven literary education, novel decorating ideas to enhance the ambience of classroom or library, attention-grabbing displays, and much more. Illustrated. Cloth edition 0-8108-3036-1] previously published in 1996. Paperback edition available May 2002.