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Volga German Immigrants in Kansas

Kansas State Curricular Standards that connect to the Volga German Immigrants in Kansas traveling resource trunk. The following standards are included in the 2004 Kansas History and Government; Economics and Geography Standards.

Fourth Grade

History, Benchmark 1, Indicator 2: Uses traditional stories from regions of the United States to help define a region.

• Packet 12: Superstitions, Folk Medicines and Children's Folklore

History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 1: Compares the various reasons several immigrant groups settled in Kansas (e.g., English, German, German-Russian, French, Swedish, Czechoslovakian, Croatian, Serbian, Mexican, African American, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian).

• Packet 2: History of the Volga Germans and Why they Left Russia
• Packet 3: The Trip to America
• Packet 4: The Settlement

History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 2: Explains the economic and cultural contributions made by immigrant groups in Kansas (e.g., jobs, agriculture, mining, arts, customs, celebrations).

• Packet 4: The Settlement
• Packet 5: Religious Conduct and Christmas Customs
• Packet 6: Volga German Wedding Customs
• Packet 7: Volga German Houses
• 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
• Packet 14: The German-American Advocate

History, Benchmark 4, Indicator 4: Identifies and compares information from primary and secondary sources (e.g., photographs, diaries/journals, newspapers, historical maps).

• The entire trunk uses primary sources including historic photographs, a historic newspaper, and a diary.

Fifth Grade

History, Benchmark 4, Indicator 4: Uses information including primary sources to debate a problem or an historical issue.

• The entire trunk uses primary sources including historic photographs, a historic newspaper, and a diary.

Sixth Grade

Geography, Benchmark 2, Indicator 5: Traces the movement (diffusion) from one region or center of civilization to other regions of the world (e.g., people, goods, ideas).

• Packet 2: History of the Volga Germans and Why they Left Russia
• Packet 3: The Trip to America
• Packet 4: The Settlement

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