Traveling Resource Trunks
Ideas for using this
trunk with other grades and with youth groups.
Curricular Standards for Other Ages
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
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My 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 |
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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.
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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
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Folk Arts 2. A Picture Tells a Thousand Thoughts - Look at some old photographs of people. Examine the poses, clothes, and facial expressions.
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This trunk uses many historic photographs to explore the Volga German culture.
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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 which have become part of our state's heritage.
 Volga German Trunk
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