What's Happening in May? A Salute to Women Educators in Connecticut.

Autor/inn/en	Toro, Leonor; und weitere
Institution	Hamden-New Haven Cooperative Education Center, CT.; Connecticut State Migratory Children's Program, New Haven.
Titel	What's Happening in May? A Salute to Women Educators in Connecticut.
Quelle	(1983), (107 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Black Achievement; Black History; Cultural Activities; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Education; Elementary Education; Females; Leaders; Learning Activities; Migrant Education; Poetry; Poets; Politics; Puerto Ricans; Slavery + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Elementarunterricht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Fachleiter; Lernaktivität; Lyrik; Poesie; Dichter; Politik; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Sklaverei
Abstract	Brief information is given on May events celebrated by Puerto Ricans: May Day; Mother's Day; World Red Cross Day; Armed Forces Day; Memorial Day; and the birthdays of Horace Mann ("Father of the Common Schools"), Harry S. Truman, Luis Llorens Torres (poet), Ralph Waldo Emerson (poet), and Patrick Henry (stateman and orator). Designed as a teacher resource, the booklet provides brief information on the contributions of 14 famous Black women to American history: Lorraine Hansberry, playwright; Florence Mills, actress; Mary Church Terrell, fighter for equal rights for women and Blacks; Billie Holiday and Sissiretta Jones, singers; Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, leaders against slavery; Mary E.P. Mahoney, first professional Black nurse; Maggie L. Walker; Augusta Savage, among the first professional Black sculptors; Laura Wheeling Waring, painter; Mary McLeod Bethune, advisor to President Roosevelt in the 1930's and 1940's; Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman in Congress; and Phillis Wheatley, poet. Other famous women discussed include Felisa Rincon de Gautier (Mayoress of San Juan, 1946-1968), Lola Rodriguez de Tio (writer), Antonia Bonilla (Sister Carmelita--civic-religious leader), and Clara Barton (founder of the American Red Cross). The booklet includes a list of 29 historical May happenings, several Mother's Day poems, instructions for making 8 gifts and 3 cards for mom, a short essay on kite flying--including instructions for making an octagonal kite, and several word game and math activities. (NQA)
Anmerkungen	Ethnic/Arts Migrant Project, Hamden-New Haven Cooperative Education Center, 1450 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517-2497.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC