Folk Art Projects: Around the World, Grades 1-6 - Teacher Reproducibles, E-book

Here's a wonderful way to extend the study of other cultures--29 art projects based on folk art techniques and styles from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Europe.

Projects include:

• Africa: clay beads from Kenya, hammered metalwork from Nigeria, a Do mask from western Africa
• The Americas: beaded bowl from Mexico, mask from Peru, raised line scupture from Colombia
• Asia: palm leaf fans from China, Wayang shadow puppets from Indosia, torans from India, mizuhiki from Japan
• Australia: aboriginal bark pictures, thunderbolt from New Zealand
• Europe: fleur-de-lis bowl from France, scrimshaw from England, a crois bride from Ireland, mosaics from Greece

A complete list of countries represented:

• Africa: Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria
• The Americas: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru
• Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and New Zealand
• Europe: Belarus, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Portugal
• Australia