************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround Community http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ K12 Newsletters Mailing List - Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Set Preferences http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Advertise on K12 Mailing List http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html All Mailing Lists http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ ************************************************************** Please take your time to read this all the way through and share with other lists. CRISIS: Study proves that children do not know their folksongs and that teachers do not teach them. April is National Poetry Month. There is poetry in Song. Remind your school's teachers and administrators how poetry promotes literacy and emotional well-being. UF STUDY: CHILDREN'S KNOWLEDGE GAP OF FOLK SONGS THREATENS HERITAGE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/opportunity.html States are Ranked Children in the United States aren't singing the songs of their heritage, an omission that puts the nation in jeopardy of losing a long standing and rich part of its identity. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/NCFR2.html Find out what you can do to help prevent this precious resource from slipping away and being lost to us forever. You Can Keep their Traditions Alive by asking children to record themselves into the NATIONAL CHILDRE'NS FOLKSONG REPOSITORY http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/NCFR.html This would be an excellent activity to promote from http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/participant.html Watch the Video http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/ecprm.html Please contact me personally - off list if you have any questions and would like to find out more. thanks, Karen Ellis Educational CyberPlayGround Guavaberry Books National Children's Folksong Repository <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html Copyright statements to be included when reproducing annotations from K12 Newsletter The single phrase below is the copyright notice to be used when reproducing any portion of this report, in any format. > From K12 Newsletter copyright > Educational CyberPlayGround. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/ HOT LIST REGISTRY OF K12 SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>
