Folklore Activities to Work in the Classroom with Early Grades

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There are several suggestions of educational folklore activities to work the Folklore Day, date that is celebrated annually in Brazil in the month of August, on the 22nd.

We can define folklore as a set of myths and legends that people pass on from generation to generation.

Folklore Activities – Journey in Children's Imagination

First part of the activity:

• On wheels to present a chest for the children.
• So encourage them to think about the content of this. After listening to the group's ideas, open the trunk and one by one remove the objects that are inside it (patchwork rug, crochet work, umbrella of frevo, children's literature books about folk characters, ring, tin foot, shuttlecock, string telephone, square dance clothes, hat, etc.).
• Children should be encouraged to say what the objects are, what to do with them, if they already knew these objects.
• After exploring the contents of the chest, the teacher reveals to the children that everything that was inside the chest is part of folklore. This word usually generates a lot of strangeness for children, so it is a great time to explore its meaning, relating it to popular culture.
• To end this moment, the teacher can propose a game with one of the elements of the chest, such as “Pass ring”. Learn how to play to pass ring by accessing the link available in the resources area complementary.

Second part of the activity:

• Take a tour of a place such as a municipal market, museum of culture, textile mill, or other space that exist in the city where children can learn more about the local culture and/or different cultures.
• This moment must be photographed.

Third part of the activity:

• In a circle, listen to the children about their observations and feelings during the tour.
• Explore the idea that the productions they have seen are the result of people's work and bring elements from their region, and that many of these works are taught from generation to generation.
• Another interesting strategy is to take photos of the tour to remember the moment.
• At the end, children can portray their impressions with drawings and collages.

Fourth part of the activity:

• Conduct a toy workshop, exploring one of the toys that was inside the chest.

Suggestion: shuttlecock

To make this toy you will need:

• A sheet of newspaper;
• A piece of string or Adhesive tape;
• Gouache paint in different colors.

How to make:

• Crush half a sheet of newspaper into a flat ball. Place the ball in the center of the other half of the sheet and wrap it, leaving the ends loose.
• Twist the sheet at the height of the ball and tie a string or put on a tape.
• Then just let the children use their creativity and paint the shuttlecocks with gouache paint.

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Folklore Activities to Print

Organize the sentences

• A mixture of man and wolf, it attacks at full moon.
  Iara enchants men with her singing.
  It's a mule that doesn't have a head and fires through its neck.
• A boto that turns young, beautiful and charming that delights women.
  Cuca is an ugly alligator-shaped witch.
  Negrinho do pastoreio was a slave who had been beaten by his owner.
• Saci loves to play tricks.
  Curupira is the protector of the forests.
  Don't disrespect the Boitatá forest.

Folklore Activities – Puzzle with folk characters

Let's paint the character's name:

Let's put the initial letter of each figure and find out what is celebrated on August 22nd.

Draw the number of pipes required:

5 Mistakes Games: Find Between the Two Drawings Five Mistakes:

Word Hunt – In the table on the side there is a list of animals. Find your puppies in the box below!

Crossword:

Mathematics – What are the numbers that go in the blank comics? Solve this math.

the headless mule

• To print

• to copy

There are many versions of the headless mule. One of them tells that a woman fell in love with a priest.

This woman has turned into a headless mule, who on Thursday to Friday nights appears neighing, to frighten everyone she meets.

Despite its name, the mule does have a head, it's just that she releases so much fire through her nose and mouth that she can't see this part of her body.

If someone is brave enough to pull the iron bit off her, or poke her with a pin to make her bleed, she can break the spell.

The mule takes the shape of a woman and cries a lot.

Answer:

1. According to legend, when does a woman turn into a headless mule?
2. What does the headless mule do?
3. When does she show up?
4. Why can't people see the mule's head?
5. What's the way to break the headless mule's spell?
6. What happens to a woman when she gets rid of the spell?

Folklore Activities for Elementary School

Know the following myths or beings:

• Saci Pererê
• Headless mule
• Bicho Tutu or Tutu Maramba
• The Curupira
• Werewolf

Strategies:

• Conversation Wheel:

– Survey of children's prior knowledge about the subject
– Presentation of the work proposal for the week – one myth a day

• Folds
• Poster for each character's presentation
• graphics
• Painting
• Manual work (sac in the bottle)
• Exhibition of Works
• Books of Myths
• Computer lab - memory game, puzzle

Suggestions for carrying out these folklore activities:

In the first week – The teacher presents one poster a day and works with it:

• Saci – Pererê (folding and saci in the bottle)
• Werewolf (drawing and text)
• Headless mule (collage and dramatization)
• The curupira (coloring page)
• Bicho Tutu or Tutu Maramba (modeling – clay – and music)

In the second week:

• Knowing all the myths, the children will do the work of illustrating a small book with some fun facts about each character.
• The teacher will take the students to the Computer Laboratory – memory game and puzzle

Folklore activities – Pau de Fita (Folk dance).

What is this dance?

How to make: To start the class on folk dance from the "tape stick" the teacher will be able to introduce the theme through internet videos that show how this dance is practiced in different contexts in Brazil.

Video suggestions:

• Video 01:

• Video 02:

• Video 03:

Preparing the material:

• To start the activities, the teacher can build the stick with the help of the children (Figure 1).
• Each of them will choose the color of their ribbon and with the help of the teacher will cut it to a length of 3 meters.
• Then, the teacher will fix each of the tapes on a pole approximately 2 meters high (eg, volleyball net pole).
• Once fixed, each child will stretch their respective ribbon and form a circle around the pot to start the dance rehearsal.

Step-by-Step Tape Stick:

Suggestions of songs for this activity:

• “Expresso da Rancheira” by the Chiquito and Bordoneio Group
• “Dança do Universo” by the group With Open Arms.
• “Encontro das Águas” by the group De Braços Abertos.

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Folklore Activities – Myths and Stories

This activity is an excellent resource for the early series. Let's explore and meet the folklore characters Brazilian.

First part of the Activity:

• Promote storytelling “Curuira and the wishing tree”.

• This story introduces Curupira as guardian of the forests and deals with the issue of differences by addressing the characteristics of the character.
• From the story, introduce Curupira as a character from Brazilian folklore, telling children that since the discovery of Brazil, when the Indians lived in Brazilian lands, stories of this character.
• Highlight the important mission that this character has: “to preserve nature”. And then, propose to the children to build a wishing tree using recyclable materials. For this, you will need: a dry branch of a tree (look near the school); pet bottles, craft paint (painting on a pet bottle,) gouache paint, brushes, a vase or bucket, stone or sand.
• Children can paint the branch with green gouache paint. And to make the fruits you should use the bottom of the pet bottle and then paint them with craft paint. Children can make writing attempts telling their wishes and then place them inside the berries. So, just hang them on the tree and the class wish tree is ready.
• Eat to make the fruit: cut the top of the bottle (neck) and discard this part.
• Then cut the bottle making five strips from top to bottom until the beginning of the curvature of the bottom of the bottle, keeping the bottom. Then just fold the strips down, one over the other, closing the bottle.

See the photo below:

Second part of the Activity:

• Play a game called “Folklore Trail”. For this, the teacher must build a trail using EVA;
• Each house must have a drawing of a folklore character and each character must present several challenges. Children will be signaled in the game by different colored pet bottle caps.

How to play:

• The child, in turn, must roll the dice and advance the number of spaces that the dice points on the track.
• Upon arriving at the corresponding house, the child will receive a challenge that is inside the envelope identified with the folklore character that marks the house that stopped.
• The game ends when the first child reaches the end of the trail.
• The challenges presented can be riddles, tongue twisters or questions related to the characters.

Extra tips for carrying out these folklore activities:

• On nights with a full moon, it tends to howl. It is a mixture of man and wolf he is the: (Werewolf);
• At night he is a handsome young man who likes to date, by day he lives on the river, he is the: (Pink dolphin);
• It's a mule that doesn't have a head and in its place there is fire, it is the (Mula without a head);
• He's a one-legged black guy who wears a red cap, he's the: (Saci Pererê);
• He protects animals and forests from hunters, he is the: (Curupira);
• What does she jump up to and dress up as a bride? And Mom cracks in the pan? (popcorn)
• What is it that has a wing and a beak, but is not a chicken, and people use it to make coffee? (teapot)
• What is what it is: milk is made, very good and nutritious. His name rhymes with kiss. (cheese) The teacher can give tips to help the children discover the answers. –
• The candy asked pro candy, which is the sweetest candy. And the candy replied to the candy that the sweetest candy is the sweet potato candy;
• Dudu's finger is hard.

Third part of the Activity:

• Storytelling about the character Boitatá. Book Suggestion: “Who is Boitatá?”
• This story presents in a rhymed text, the character Boitatá as an ally in protecting the countryside against fires.

• After the story, the teacher should promote a workshop to teach the children how to build a little snake out of weedy packages.
• The material for making the toy is recyclable and must have been requested from children and families beforehand.

Necessary materials:

• Weedy packaging;
• 10 pet bottle caps;
• string.

How to make:

• Make a central hole in the lids and Danoninho packages;
• – On one end of the string, make a very thick knot that does not go through the hole in the caps. On the other side of the string, pass one of the caps;
• – Then pass another cap so that its opening faces the previous opening;
• – Thread two of the yoghurt packages through the thread, so that their opening faces each other;
• – Repeat the procedure until you are finished with the requested materials. Then just glue the snake's eyes. Children love not only the result, but also the activity of producing the snake, as they themselves separated the amount of material needed.
• The teacher must provide the materials that have already been drilled (caps and pots).

Fourth part of the Activity:

• Storytelling about the character Saci Pererê. Book Suggestion: "Who is Saci Pererê?"
• This story highlights the characteristics of Saci and tells about the legends that exist about this character.

After the story, the teacher should promote a workshop to teach children how to build a Saci.

For this, children will need:

• an anatomical deodorant pack;
• a Styrofoam ball; – a roll of toilet paper;
• brush tool;
• fabric patch in red or felt;
• a small stopper;
• a toothpick;
• Styrofoam glue;
• gouache paint in black and acrylic paint also in black.

How to make:

• The children will paint the Styrofoam ball and the deodorant container with gouache paint and the toilet paper roll with acrylic paint.
• With the help of the teacher, the children will glue the parts: the Styrofoam ball for the head, the toilet paper roll for the body and the deodorant pack for the leg; riding Saci and also his clothes.
• To make a pipe, just fit the cork onto the toothpick.

One suggestion is that, after this activity, the teacher proposes the construction of a collective text talking about the Saci habit. smoking, pointing out the harm of smoking to health and proposing other alternatives to Saci that do not encourage the habit of smoke.