Overview - HANDS-ON CULTURE ANCIENT EGYPT
Product Type: Books
Author: Kate O'Halloran
ISBN#:0-8251-3743-8 (Mexico and Central America)
0-8251-3088-3 (Ancient Egypt)
0-8251-3742-X (Southeast Asia)
0-8251-3086-7 (Japan)
0-8251-3741-1 (Ancient Greece and Rome)
0-8251-3087-5 (West Africa)
Number of Pages: 80 pages each
Reproducible: Yes
Age Appropriate Level: Middle and High School, Learning Differences
Copyright: 1998, 1997
An exciting series filled with fascinating facts and high-interest activities, Hands-On Culture Series is designed to help middle school teachers integrate the study of a major world civilization into the curriculum. Although textbooks can teach students about history and geography, students also benefit from exposure to the art, economy, music, literature, and traditions of a culture. The books are available separately or in a set of six.
Students will be captivated by such authentic, culture-based activities as making a mummy, learning Greek letters, studying haiku, counting in Japanese, enjoying native recipes, and many more. Most projects work well either as independent study or as a group activity.
The intriguing series:
- guides students through cultural exploration using 'hands-on' activities.
- builds cultural awareness.
- includes relevant resources, reading lists, background information, and more.
Each reproducible 80-page book includes step-by-step lesson plans complete with teacher page, materials lists, procedure, objectives, ready-to-use worksheets, glossaries, and bibliographies with related web sites.
Mexico and Central America.
- Clues to the Region
- Economy and Trade in Mexico and Central America
- There's a Proverb that Says
- Central American Folktales
- The Maya Codex
- A Conversation in...
- Mexican Tin Ornaments
- Cooking of Mexico (Arroz con Pollo, Arroz Dulce, Bean Burritos)
- Panama: Molas
- Appellidos: Getting the Name Right
- Music in Central America
- Nearika: Yarn Paintings
- Tree of Life
- Day of the Dead
- Wooden Toys
- The Mexican Mural Tradition
- Shopping in Mexico: The Tiangui
- Connect-the-Dots Geography
Ancient Egypt.
- Trade and Barter: How Many Ducks for a Goat?
- Figure Painting; Draw Like an Egyptian
- Early Irrigation: The Shaduf
- Hieroglyphics: Picture Writing
- Egyptian Math: Reading Symbols
- Egyptian Math: Multiplication and Division
- Medicine and Magic: Amulets
- Justice System: The Eloquent Peasant
- Religion of Egypt: Hundreds of Gods
- Drama: The Festival of Osiris
- Playing Games in Ancient Egypt
- Packing for the Afterlife
- Making a Mummy
- Model Workers
- The Game of the Afterlife
Southeast Asia.
- Clues to the Region
- The Shape of the Mekong River
- Money and Trade in Southeast Asia
- There's a Proverb that Says
- Vietnamese Folktales
- Buddhism: Jataka Tales
- Music in Indonesia
- Shadow Theater
- Batik
- Cooking of Southeast Asia (Clear Soup, Cabbage Salad, Lemongrass Chicken, Stir Fry Pork)
- Building a House
- A Conversation in...
- Hmong Story Cloths
- Myanmar: What's In a Name?
- The Game of Congklak
Japan.
- A Japanese View of Aesthetics
- Japan: A Closed Society
- Geography and Japanese Prints
- Printing from a Block
- Sushi: What Do You Mean, It's Not Cooked?
- Gyotaku: Printing with Fish
- Ichi, ni, san, yon, go: Counting in Japanese
- Hon, mai, ken: Counting Things in Japanese
- Making Paper
- A Game of Go
- Mon: Heraldic Crests
- Katazome: Stencil Dyeing
- Making a Folded Paper Book
- Haiku
- Zen Gardens of Sand and Stone
- Japanese Writing
- Nihon-no-Kotowoza: Japanese Proverbs
Ancient Greece and Rome.
- The City-States of Greece
- The Beginnings of Democracy
- Trials and Time
- Alpha, Beta, Alphabet
- It's Greek to Me
- Greeks Gods and Goddesses
- Greek Myths
- Tragedy and Comedy
- Potted History
- Homes and Mosaics in Ancient Athens
- Fabulous Frescoes
- Writing in Ancient Rome
- Games of Ancient Rome
- Living Latin
- Food in Old Rome
- Roman Proverbs and Sayings
- Roman Numerals
- A Roman Calculator
West Africa.
- Money is West Africa: Cedi, Dalasi, Naira
- West Africa Folktales
- Music of West Africa
- Benin: Applique Art of Dahomey
- Burkina Faso: Building a House
- Cote d'Ivoire: Baule Gold Plating
- Ghana: Kente Cloth
- Ghana: Akan Coffins
- Ghana: Adinkra Cloth
- Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire: Akan Gold Weights
- Mali: Griots and the Story of Sundiata
- Nigeria: Proverbs
- Nigeria: What's in a Name?
- Nigeria: Humor and Politics
- Nigeria: Yoruba Numbers
- Senegal: A Conversation in Wolof
- Sierra Leone: The Game of Haba Gaba
- Cooking of West Africa (Jollof Rice and Fufu, Hot Plantain Crisps, Yam Fufu, Jollof Rice)
Special Features
Each book features a Subject Area Correlation Chart that cross-references each chapter subject with the corresponding curriculum area: Social Studies. English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, Art, Music, and Math.