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EJ538098 PS525986
Title: A Multicultural Family Project for Primary.Author(s): Gutwirth, Valerie
Source: Young Children, v52 n2 p72-78 Jan 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1997
Suggests that
teachers can work with children's families to study likenesses and
differences in their respective cultures. Details a class project
for 7- to 8-year-olds whereby children start with self-portraits
and construct masks of their faces. Provides sample mask project
timeline and steps for making masks out of paper molds and a shredded-paper-and-glue
medium. (AMC)
Descriptors: *Art Activities; Art Expression; Art Materials; *Childrens
Art; Classroom Techniques; *Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Differences;
Early Childhood Education; Elementary School Students; Family Characteristics;
*Multicultural Education; *Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teaching
Methods
Identifiers: *Family Activities; Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
