The following online guides have been designed for use with the children’s Coloring Book Maya Arts and Crafts of Guatemala/Artes y Artesanías Mayas de Guatemala.
Kids and Fair Trade - A Teacher’s and Parent’s Guide
By Marilyn Anderson
Using the Maya Arts and Crafts of Guatemala/Artes y Artesanías Mayas de Guatemala Coloring Book to Better Understand Fair Trade
This Guide contains six lessons for grades 3-5. Lessons Four, Five and Six can be used by grades 6-8 without the coloring book
CONTENTS:
Introduction
How to use the Guide
Lessons:
- Maya Arts: What Are They?
- Maya Arts in Fair Trade Stores
- People in the USA and Canada Buy Maya Arts
- Fair Trade — in Super Stores?
- Fair Trade is About Being Fair
- Fair Trade Works!
Links to Further Resources on Fair Trade
Learning from the Maya About Diversity, Culture and Ecology - A Teacher’s & Parent’s Guide
By Marilyn Anderson
To Accompany the Coloring Book Maya Arts and Crafts of Guatemala/Artes y Artesanías Mayas de Guatemala
CONTENTS:
Introductory Note to Teachers and Parents
The Guide and How to Use It Effectively
Lessons:
- Appreciating Diversity ~ A multicultural lesson based on the traditional clothing of the Maya
- Bags, Baskets, Bundles, Gourds and Nets ~ Ancient and imaginative ways of the Maya for making, using and carrying things
- Put It in a Reusable Bag ~ Relating Maya arts and crafts to ecology
Resources
Further information on books and websites
