NATIVE AMERICAN TALES:
PUSHING UP THE SKY: Become birds and beasts to discove
r the benefits of working together. Grades Pre K – 4. Great for families!
TOUCH THE EARTH: Mother Earth takes away man’s
most important resource, Will the people learn to
give thanks or perish in this tale? Grades 2 – adult.
THE GREAT LAW OF PEACE: Meet Ben Franklin, Hiawatha, Columbus, Walter Raleigh, Thomas Jefferson, Ponce De Leon, Samuel De Champlain & others to discover the basis of our Constitution in the Iroquois Confederacy. Aurora City schoolteachers in Ohio have said, “This taught my whole curriculum in 45 minutes.” Grades 4 – adult.
SACAGAWEA: Meet Sacagawea, a Shoshone Native American who
not only traveled with Lewis and Clark carrying her baby across dangerous terrain, but also helped provide the expedition with native fruits and vegetables that saved them from scurvy and fed them when there was no food to eat. Grades 3 – 5.
LATIN AMERICAN TALES:
RECUERDO SER SIMPÁTICO: A turtle bullies his friends. Will he learn the v
alue of an apology, manners and friendship in Grades PreK – 3. Great for families!
DOS CUENTOS, DOS LENGUAJES: Use the power of reading to outsmart a magician and discover, at a
library, the benefits of being bilingual in these two participatory tales told in English and Spanish.
Grades PreK – 3. Great for LIBRARIES and families!
AFRICAN TALES:
SPARKLY SKIN: A frog learns the importance of listening and following directions in this participatory tale. Grades Pre K – 3, Great for families!
TALK – TALK – TALK: A talking yam? A talking river? Learn this story/dance and discover sometimes there is just too much talking.Grades Pre K – 3. Great for families.
WORKSHOPS available:
RAPPING CURRICULUM: Write Poetry or Song Lyrics!
Learn songwriting vocabulary, explore rhyme, rhythm and tempo. Choose a topic and get writing! If time permits, add music , dance, make a book of the lyrics and record the song. Grades 2 – 8.
NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKLORE: Hands-on Workshop in sign language, games and pictographs. Grades 2 – 5.
STORYBOARD: Using dramatic activities as a prompt, bring a story to life and create new stories as a group, writing narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot. Artist works with the class to write and rehearse a SHORT group presentation piece that can be performed for an audience. Grades 2 – 5.
TALKING TABLEAUX: Poetry & Drama: Tableaux are a series of living still pictures. Students will discover the skills needed to work in a group forming a series of pictures that aid in reading comprehension. Grades 2 – 5.