Teaching Culture with Folk Dolls
Free Lesson Plans, Games, Presentations

Lesson Plans & Legends

Russian Nesting Dolls (story, Donn)

Japanese Folk Dolls - Daruma Dolls (legend, Donn)

Mayan Trouble Dolls of Guatemala

Kachina Dolls (Hopi)

Native American Dolls (lesson, Smithsonian)

Additional Resources

Dolls - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format

Hinamatsuri Dolls

Emperor and Empress Origami Hina Dolls

Make Origami Hina Dolls

Dolls of Japan

Free Multicultural Presentations