African American Experience in Kansas - Extension
Ideas for using this trunk with other ages and with youth groups.
The teaching manual for this trunk is designed for use in a classroom with students from fifth through eighth grade. The materials contained in this trunk can be used with other ages and in other settings in a variety of ways as highlighted below.
Classroom Use
The following standards are included in the 2004 Kansas Standards for History and Government; Economics and Geography.
Third Grade
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 1: The student explains customs related to holidays and ceremonies celebrated by specific cultural groups in Kansas (e.g., Christmas . . . Kwanzaa . . .).
- Lesson 17a: Celebrations
- Lesson 17b: Celebrating Kwanzaa
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 3: The student describes various cultures by studying dance, music, folklore, and the arts of ethnic groups within his/her community or region of Kansas.
- Lesson 11: The Work of Langston Hughes
- Lesson 12: The Photography of Gordon Parks
- Lesson 13: The Music and Poetry of Eva Jessye
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Fourth Grade
History, Benchmark 1, Indicator 1: The student researches the contributions made by notable Kansans in history (e.g., . . . Langston Hughes . . . Gordon Parks . . .)
- Lesson 10: Significant African American Contributions to Kansas History
- Lesson 11: The Work of Langston Hughes
- Lesson 12: The Photography of Gordon Parks
History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 1: The student compares the various reasons several immigrant groups settled in Kansas (e.g., . . . African American . . .)
- Lesson 3a: African Americans Come to Kansas
- Lesson 3b: The Settlement of Nicodemus
History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 2: The student explains the economic and cultural contributions made by immigrant groups in Kansas (e.g., jobs, agriculture, mining, arts, customs, celebrations).
- Lesson 8b: The African American Community of Fort Scott in the 1880s
- Lesson 10: Significant African American Contributions to Kansas History
- Lesson 11: The Work of Langston Hughes
- Lesson 12: The Photography of Gordon Parks
- Lesson 13: The Music and Poetry of Eva Jessye
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
- Lesson 17a: Celebrations
- Lesson 17b: Celebrating Kwanzaa
High School
History, Benchmark 1, Indicator 6: The student explains the influence of Kansas writers and artists on the Harlem Renaissance (e.g., Aaron Douglas, Langston Hughes . . . )
- Lesson 10: Significant African American Contributions to Kansas History
- Lesson 11: The Work of Langston Hughes
History, Benchmark 5, Indicator 3: The student investigates an event in Kansas history using primary and secondary sources and develops a credible interpretation of the event, speculating on its meaning.
- Lesson 6a: Public Education and Civil Rights
- Lesson 6b: Separate But Equal is Inherently Unequal
- Lesson 8b: The African American Community of Fort Scott in the 1880s
Girl Scouts Activities
Brownie Scouts
Stitch It Together - 6. Patch it Together
- Lesson 16 c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Junior Scouts
Doing Hobbies - 4. Hobbies of the Past
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16a: African Cornrowing
- Lesson 16b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Yarn and Fabric Arts - 9. Fabrics of the Past
- Lesson 16b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts.
My Heritage - 4. Celebrate Your Heritage - Find a way to celebrate your heritage.
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16a: African Cornrowing
- Lesson 16b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
- Lesson 17a: Celebrations
- Lesson 17b: Celebrating Kwanzaa.
My Heritage -5. From Yesterday to Today – Make a toy, cook a special dish, or learn a game, song or dance that one of your ancestors might have enjoyed.
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16a: African Cornrowing
- Lesson 16b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
- Lesson 17a: Celebrations
- Lesson and 17b: Celebrating Kwanzaa.
Folk Arts - 1. A Picture Tells a Thousand Thoughts – Look at some old photographs of people. Examine the poses, clothes, and facial expressions.
- The African American Experience in Kansas trunk includes many photographs of African Americans from Kansas.
Folk Arts - 1. Tell a Story - Practice the art of storytelling.
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
Folk Arts - 5. Traditional Art - Learn an art form that was traditional for girls 75 years or more ago. Complete a small project using that art form.
- Lesson 14: Storytelling
- Lesson 16a: African Cornrowing
- Lesson 16b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Studio B Scouts
Folk Arts - Technology 1 - Make a quilt from start to finish.
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Textile Arts - Skill Builders 5 - Quilt making is a craft that has a long history and is enjoying a revival. And, Technology 4 - Select a craft or skill that involves textiles and find out more about production methods or tools.
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts
Women Through Time - Technology 4 - Learn a skill, domestic art, or craft practiced by women in earlier times but replaced by technology and busy lifestyles such as quilting.
- Lesson 16 b: African Tie Dye
- Lesson 16c: The Aesthetics of Quilt Making
- Lesson 16d: Story Quilts.
4-H – Fiber Arts Project: Quilting
Use Lessons 16b, 16c, and 16d in the African American Experience in Kansas traveling resource trunk as an introduction to fiber related activities that are part of the African American tradition. These lessons deal with tie-dye and quilt making.
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