Volga German Immigrants in Kansas - Extension
Ideas for using this trunk with other grades and with youth groups.
The teaching manual for this trunk is designed for use in a classroom with students from grades four through six. 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 from the 2004 Kansas History and Government; Economics and Geography Standards.
Third Grade
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 1: Explains customs related to holidays and ceremonies celebrated by specific cultural groups in Kansas (e.g., Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year, Ramadan, St. Lucia, St. Patrick's Day).
- Packet 5: Religious Conduct and Christmas Customs
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 3: Describes various cultures by studying dance, music, folklore, and arts of ethnic groups within his/her community or region of Kansas.
- Packet 11: Children's Games, Rhymes, and Tongue Twisters
- Packet 12: Superstitions, Folk Medicines and Children's Folklore
- Packet 13: Songs, Dances and Lullabies
Seventh Grade
History, Benchmark 7, Indicator 3: Uses at least three primary sources to interpret the impact of a person or event from Kansas history to develop a historical narrative.
- This trunk uses historic photographs, a newspaper and the reminiscences of Athanasius Karlin to explore the experiences of Volga German immigrants in Kansas.
Eighth Grade
History, Benchmark 4, Indicator 3: Uses at least three primary sources to interpret a person or event from United States history to develop a historical narrative.
- This trunk uses historic photographs, a newspaper and the reminiscences of Athanasius Karlin to explore the experiences of Volga German immigrants in Kansas.
Girl Scouts
Junior Girl Scouts
My Heritage - 4. Celebrate Your Heritage: Find a way to celebrate your heritage.
- Packet 5: Religious Conduct and Christmas Customs
- Packet 6: Volga German Wedding Customs
- Packet 10: Volga German Foods
- Packet 11: Children's Games, Rhymes, and Tongue Twisters
- Packet 12: Superstitions, Folk Medicines and Children's Folklore
- Packet 13: Songs, Dances and Lullabies
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.
- Packet 10: Volga German Foods
- Packet 11: Children's Games, Rhymes, and Tongue Twisters
- Packet 12: Superstitions, Folk Medicines and Children's Folklore
- Packet 13: Songs, Dances adn Lullabies
Folk arts - 2. A Picture Tells a Thousand Thoughts: Look at some old photographs of people. Examine the poses, clothes, and facial expressions.
- This trunk uses many historic photographs to explore the Volga German culture.
4-H - Foods and Nutrition Project
Use the Volga German Immigrants in Kansas traveling resource trunk to explore the foodways of Volga German immigrants who settled in Kansas and which have become part of our state's heritage.
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