Tag: Social Studies

• Understanding Russian Folk and Cultural History through Alexander Pushkin

  Students will analyze differentiated primary and secondary sources related to the life and work of Alexander Pushkin in order to better understand the pre-revolution folk culture of Russia. Download Lesson... Read More

• Sustaining Tradition: Trinity in Holy Russia

  Students will identify various ways people in America honor the memory of a relative or friend who has passed away, compare these practices with Russian traditional customs, and reflect on the connection... Read More

• Understanding Kindness Through Folk and Literary Texts

  Learners will examine characters in a Russian folktale and a literary text to analyze what small acts of kindness contribute to both the giver and receiver and determine a path... Read More

• Russian Children’s Clapping Games

  This slide show with audio and video demonstrates Russian children’s clapping games with their accompanying rhymes.  Students can learn the Russian games and compare them with games in their home cultures. Texts to... Read More

• The Cossack Robin Hood

  Students will gain an understanding of Cossack history and culture through reading a background text. They then read and compare two stories employing the “Robin Hood” theme — one a... Read More