Outreach Materials: K-8 Level

Please send your questions, comments, and suggestions to Jacqueline Olich.

Suggested Reading

• Folklore materials for grades 3 and 4

• Study Questions for Gloria Whelan, Angel On The Square (Harper Trophy, 2001)

• Differentiated Activity Options, Gloria Whelan’s Angel on the Square

• Annotated Bibliography for K-12 (from the University of Illinois REEC)

• Bank Street Bookstore Bookmark

• Themed Book Reviews

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Lesson Plans and Syllabi

• Globalization 101: The Silk Road Revisited

• Just a "Fellow Traveler" in the Human Experience (Exploring How the Launch of Sputnik Changed the World)

• The Cultures and Cuisines of Eastern Europe

• The Magical World of Russian Fairytales

• UC-Berkeley Passport Project

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Local Programs and Events

• Cary, NC: Russian Art Gallery

• Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Global Music

• Charlottesville, VA: UVA Exhibit "The Firebird and the Factory: Modern Russian Children's Books"

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Interactive Websites

• The Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore

• Currency Around the World Puzzle

• Olympic Host Cities Puzzle

• Saying "Thank You" Around the World Puzzle

• BBC: On This Day...

• The Mongols in World History

• Seventeen Moments in Soviet History

• Smithsonian Global Sound

• Space Race Exhibition

• Women in Aviation and Space History

• Yugoslav Wars, 1991-1995: Quiz

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Other Helpful Links

• ALA's Internet Resources: Children's Literature

• Internet Resources by Country

• Internet Resources for the Teaching of Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies

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