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Teaching Wisconsin Folks

Social Studies Curricular Themes

Immigration

Abdulhamid Alwan (Arabian percussion) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas)  

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 
Yolanda Fabregas & Mario Moya (Cuban food)

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band) 

Phillip Odden and Else Bigton (Norwegian carving) 

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Joe Bee Xiong (Hmong musical instruments) 

Family

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band) 

Dorothy Hodgson (pasties) 

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Becky Lusk (Norwegian woodcarving)

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Lois Mueller (Norwegian rosemaling)

Kim Cornelius Nishimoto (Oneida corn husk dolls) 

Queens of Harmony (gospel music) 

Nodji Van Wychen (cranberry farming) 

Community

J. Brooks Big John (fish decoys) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Pat Ehrenberg (quilts)   

Patrick Farrell (woodworking & waterfowling) 

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band) 

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Dennis O’ Donnell (“junque” farm sculptures) 

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Dorothy Hodgson (pasties) 

Nodji Van Wychen (cranberry farming) 

Religion

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

George McCormick (woodcarving and metalwork)

Queens of Harmony (gospel music) 

Joe Bee Xiong (Hmong musical instruments) 

Wisconsin Native Americans

J. Brooks Big John (fish decoys) 

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Kim Cornelius Nishimoto (Oneida corn husk dolls) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

International Connections

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Yolanda Fabregas & Mario Moya (Cuban food)

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Phillip Odden and Else Bigton (Norwegian carving) 

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Cultural Change/Social Change/Artistic Change

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Yolanda Fabregas & Mario Moya (Cuban food)

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band) 

Dorothy Hodgson (pasties) 

Lois Mueller (Norwegian rosemaling)

Kim Cornelius Nishimoto (Oneida corn husk dolls)   

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Queens of Harmony (gospel music) 

Nodji Van Wychen (cranberry farming) 

 

Political Systems

Yolanda Fabregas & Mario Moya (Cuban food)


Visual Art/Music/Dance Curricular Themes

Stories in Art

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Heather Highland Dancers (Scottish highland dance) 

George McCormick (woodcarving and metalwork) 

Seasonal Art

J. Brooks Big John (fish decoys) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Nodji Van Wychen (cranberry farming) 

Symbols in Art

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Art in Relation to Place

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

J. Brooks Big John (fish decoys) 

Patrick Farrell (woodworking & waterfowling) 

Dorothy Hodgson (pasties) 

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Lois Mueller (Norwegian rosemaling)

Dennis O’ Donnell (“junque” farm sculptures) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

Art from Salvaged Materials

Kim Cornelius Nishimoto (Oneida corn husk dolls) 

George McCormick (woodcarving and metalwork) 

Dennis O’ Donnell (“junque” farm sculptures) 

Art Careers

Abdulhamid Alwan (Arabian percussion) 

Phillip Odden and Else Bigton (Norwegian carving) 

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Becky Lusk (Norwegian woodcarving)

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Dennis O’ Donnell (“junque” farm sculptures) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

Color

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Lois Mueller (Norwegian rosemaling)

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

Design

Abdulhamid Alwan (Arabian percussion) 

Betty Piso Christenson (Ukrainian eggs) 

Patrick Farrell (woodworking & waterfowling) 

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Becky Lusk (Norwegian woodcarving)

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Lois Mueller (Norwegian rosemaling)

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 

Improvisation

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Queens of Harmony (gospel music) 

George McCormick (woodcarving and metalwork) 

Dennis O’ Donnell (“junque” farm sculptures) 

Harmony

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band) 

Queens of Harmony (gospel music) 

Fabric/Textiles

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Pat Ehrenberg (quilts) 

Heather Highland Dancers (Scottish highland dance) 

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Wood

J. Brooks Big John (fish decoys) 

Patrick Farrell (woodworking & waterfowling) 

Becky Lusk (Norwegian woodcarving)

George McCormick (woodcarving and metalwork) 

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Phillip Odden and Else Bigton (Norwegian carving) 

Christine Okerlund (decorated birchbark baskets) 


 Language Arts Curricular Themes

Non-English Languages

Abdulhamid Alwan (Arabian percussion) 

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Venerable Ngawang Chojor (Tibetan mandalas)  

Yolanda Fabregas & Mario Moya (Cuban food)

The Happy Notes (Polish-style polka band)   

Kwong Yem Han (Chinese painting & calligraphy)

Pommersche Tanzdeel Freistadt (Pomeranian dance, music and song) 

Joe Bee Xiong (Hmong musical instruments)   

Legends, Myths

Annabelle Argand (Judaic needlework) 

Vera & Mara Mednis (Latvian weaving) 

Frank Montano (Woodland flutes) 

Kim Cornelius Nishimoto (Oneida corn husk dolls) 

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