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Jackie Baldwin jackie@story-lovers.com
Kate Dudding kate@katedudding.com
Telling Stories With Clay by Kathy Coulter and Ellen Wahl
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v11 n2 pps1-2 Nov-Dec 1998
Keywords: elementary education, creative expression, cultural awareness
ABSTRACT
Describes a fourth-grade art activity inspired by Cochiti Pueblo Indian Helen Cordero's storyteller figures and also gives historical background of the figures. Explains that students created a personal storyteller figure that told about ideas or things important to them. Provides an understanding of the art-making process from idea to product.