DOCUMENT RESUME ED 420 580 SO 028 800 AUTHOR Wessel, Lynda; Florman, Jean, Ed. TITLE Prairie Voices: An Iowa Heritage Curriculum. INSTITUTION Iowa State Historical Society, Iowa City.; Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. PUB DATE 1995-00-00 NOTE 544p.; Funding provided by Pella Corp. and Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission. AVAILABLE FROM State Historical Society of Iowa, 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52240. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC22 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS American Indian History; Community Study; Culture; Elementary Secondary Education; *Heritage Education; Instructional Materials; Social History; Social Studies; *State History; United States History IDENTIFIERS *Iowa ABSTRACT This curriculum offers a comprehensive guide for teaching Iowa's historical and cultural heritage. The book is divided into six sections including: (1) "Using This Book"; (2) "Using Local History"; (3) "Lesson Plans"; (4) "Fun Facts"; (5) "Resources"; and (6)"Timeline." The bulk of the publication is the lesson plan section which is divided into: (1) -=, "The Land and the Built Environment"; (2) "Native People"; (3) "Migration and Interaction"; (4) "Organization and Communities";(5) "Work"; and (6) "Folklife." (EH) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** Prairie Voices An Iowa Heritage Curriculum State Historical Society of Iowa Des Moines and Iowa City1995 Primarily funded by Pella Corporation in partnership with U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION the Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission Office of Educational Research and Improvement C:) EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 4Erihis document has been reproduced as C) received from the person or organization IOWA originating it. 00 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Celebrate Points of view or opinions stated in this 00 document do not necessarily represent Our State 184 6 * 1 996 official OERI position or policy. Officially Eadarsci by dr W Searoavocarial co4.6,464 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS O BEEN GRANTED BY BeOEIT TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 he Iowa Heritage Curriculum ismore than a collec- tion of lesson plansit is the story ofa culture. This story tells of the art and artifacts, the values and beliefs, and the hopes and heritage of the many and diverse people living in the land between two rivers. As each wave of newcomers gazed across Iowa's broadex- panse of tall grass and woodlands, they heard the land speak of beauty, of prosperity, and of newfound freedom. So they stayed and built new lives on the tall-grass prairie genera- tions of people working, creating, fighting, mourning, cel- ebrating, and recording their lives in the landwe call Iowa. Whether they used stone toolsor computers, built wickiups or skyscrapers, those people have lefta legacy for the children of today. They are the people of the prairie, and ifyou listen very carefully you can hear their voices. 3 Contents SECTION 1: 2/Siny.- Sense of Place: Our School this book Community Development: Investigating Local History Preface Sense of Place: Change for the FutureRedesigning Acknowledgments Maquoketa Introduction Fine Arts and Culture Spare Time Health, Hygiene, Sanitation, and Privacy SECTION 2: M.C2/2 km/ history V. Work Iowa Local History Guide: A Teacher's Guide Making a Living Reflections of Yesterday: Processes for'Investigating Badges of Pride: Labor in Iowa Local History Agriculture: Farming and More Iowa Farm Women: More Than A Way of Life #1 Iowa Farm Women: More Than A Way of Life #2 SECTION 3:lesson plans We've Gotcha Covered: Iowa Insurance Story I. The Land and the Built Environment Natural Resources Vi. Folklife Landforms of Iowa Folk life Guide The Delicate Balance: Iowa's Natural Resources Understanding Folk life and Folklore The Art and Soul of the Land Family Folklore The Land: Plants and Animals Folk Groups and Community Folk life Crinoids: Flowers of the Iowa Seas Additional Folk life Information and Activities Sense of Place: No River Too WideBridges Folk Music Sense of Place: Red Tail Ridge Wetland Study Project Rites of Passage Sense of Place: Interdisciplinary Wilderness Unit Victorian Celebrations Housing The "Write Sport" Foodways II. Native People Clothing Archaeology and Prehistoric Native Americans People for the Land: Native Americans in Iowa Ill. Migration and Interaction SECTION 4:eitnacts Getting Fr Om Place to Place Historical Moments Fact S eets Where People Come From Quick Iowa Facts Names Iowa Facts Worksheet African American Iowans: 1830s to 1970s Fun Iowa Facts Hispanics in Iowa Puzzle Page German Immigrants Move to Iowa Basic Map of Iowa Abbie Gardner Sharp Cabin Quilting: A Pioneer Craft The Mormon Trail Through Iowa Iowa and the Civil War SECTION 5:resources Out of the Mud: Pulling Iowa into the Auto Age Sense of Place: An Interdisciplinary Framework How Women Got the Vote: Recommended Readings in Iowa History The Story of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt National History Education Network IV. Organization and Communities A System of Rules Territory and Statehood of Iowa SECTION 6:timeline You Gotta Know the Territory A Timeline of Iowa History Montauk Historic Site Plum Grove Education Iowa's One-Room Schools Prairie Voices: An Iowa Heritage Curriculum State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 1995 by the State Historical Society of Iowa. All rights reserved. Published 1995 Printed in the United States of America Photocopying is allowed only for classroom use. Project Coordinator: Lynda J. Wessel Editor: Jean Florman Publisher: Christie Dailey Production Coordinator: Steven Blaski Design: Design Ranch Credits: Many of the lesson attachments are reproduced from The Goldfinch magazine with the permission of the publisher, the State Historical Society of Iowa. Maps of Iowa's landform regions are reproduced with permission from Landforms of Iowa by Jean C. Prior. 5 1: this Gook i Welcome to the first-ever comprehensive guide for teaching tatives from historical and cultural organizations, representa- Iowa's historical and cultural heritage. Developed by the State tives of the Iowa Department of Education, and teachers Historical Society of Iowa and primarily funded by the Pella representing communities from around the state. Corporation in partnership with the Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission Prairie Voices: An Iowa Heritage The Committee for History Education was charged with Curriculum is designed to illuminate Iowa's past to provide implementing four goals: (1) to develop a curriculum in Iowa students with a deeper understanding and appreciation of their Studies to be continually revised and expanded; (2) to develop state's history. a statewide system of support for teaching Iowa Studies; (3) to make the findings and products of the committee available to In 1988, the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) convened a classroom teachers and the general public; (4) to encourage Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Teaching of Iowa History in order support and funding for the curriculum and teacher training. to evaluate the teaching of Iowa history in Iowa's schools. After more than a year of study, the Task Force released a Prairie Voices is one giant step toward realizing those goals. major report calling for significant improvements in the The State Historical Society of Iowa believes that Prairie teaching of Iowa history. The report, titled "To Know Our- Voices will help students perceive who they are as Iowans, selves," concluded that a "generation is growing up with little and in so doing, instill in them a sense of pride in their understanding of our heritage as Iowans." heritage. The 45-member Task Force determined that an understanding We are pleased to present to Iowa's teachers the 52 lesson and appreciation of Iowa's past is absolutely essential for the plans collected here, along with the five colorful and imagina- future of the state. According to the Task Force, the study of tive timeline posters; but this is just the beginning of the history provides both an appreciation of diversity and an curriculum project. Training will be provided by the State understanding of an individual's unique identity. The Blue Historical Society of Iowa to help educators implement the Ribbon Task Force suggested that Iowa's best and brightest curriculum in school classrooms and other educational settings. students would be more likely to live and work in this state The State Historical Society will help teachers to locate and use throughout their adult years if they developed a thorough resources through the Iowa History Resource Center, located in sense of their heritage as Iowans. the State of Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines. The State Historical Society will develop networks, encourage collabora- In 1992, the State Historical Society established the Committee tion, and share information. Each year new topics and lesson for History Education to implement the recommendations and plans will be added so that Prairie Voices will remain a goals established by the Blue Ribbon Task Force. The current dynamic document that meets the ongoing needs of Iowa's committee membership includes SHSI staff members, represen- teachers and students. Lynda J. Wessel Curriculum Project Coordinator, State Historical Society of Iowa Acknowledgments Prairie Voices: