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Central Washington University: Costume History

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the history of costumes and fashion from Egyptian times to the 1990s. Thumbnail links may no longer work as this is an older site. However, the 'Fads in Fashion Slides' page has many large images organized by time periods....
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Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game

For Students Pre-K - K
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
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Mit:glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive glossary explains the vocabulary relating to fashions of the 1700's. Includes links to visual examples.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute: Search the Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast collection of historical garments and jewelry contains an inventory of over 34,000 items. Includes images, dates and important facts about each piece.
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University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Rabbit Costumes [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of multiplication and division of fractions.
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Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Digital Archives: Collections 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital showcase of distinctive articles of women's clothing from the 1920s: coats, dresses, shoes, and undergarments.
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The Costume Gallery: A Year in Fashion: 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
View ladies fashion from the flapper era. Some sections require a Library Card from The Costume Gallery.
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New Britain Museum of American Art: Costumes

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting way to study the history of American portraiture, by focusing on the clothing of those who sat for their portraits.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By exploring historical accounts of events surrounding the Boston Tea Party, students learn about the sources and methods historians use to reconstruct what happened in the past. It includes extended websites for further research.
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: World Costume

For Students 2nd - 4th
Interactive resource for exploring what traditional forms of dress reveal about the culture and location of the people who wear them and the climate where they live.
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Designer Job Openings: Set, Lighting, Costumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Updated often, or so it says, check here for available jobs in these areas, plus browse the listings to see what the requirements are of a job you think you might be interested in, if only for information. Remember these listings have...
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Minoan Costume

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief but detailed account of what typical Minoan men and women would wear. Observations come from a variety of artifacts and show the advanced technology of the culture.
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Wall Street Journal: Sequins? What Sequins? Figure Skaters Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of colorful slides showcasing the costumes of male and female Canadian figure skaters. Has there been a change from sequins to more masculine outfits for the men? Have a look, and you decide! Related to the slideshow is a...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Will Power Study Guide: Much Ado About Nothing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 21-page PDF study guide for Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing entitled "Will Power Study Guide: Much Ado About Nothing" from the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at Desales University. It provides information about...
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Shakespeare and His Critics:"a Lecture on Elizabethan Theatre" by Thomas Larque

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of a lecture on Elizabethan Theatre by Thomas Larque, originally given to Performing Arts students as part of their course in 2001. In it he discusses the following topics: Drama Before Theatres, The First Theatre, The...
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Tes: Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream Image Bank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images from the 17th to the 21st centuries from the Victoria and Albert Museum inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream including several video links, costume design...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a one-minute quick tour through the history of theater. View a theatrical performance and be a theater critic. Visit the theater and learn about makeup, sound, lighting, costumes and visit the scene shop to learn about scenery...
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Tes: Cultural Approaches

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] See how Shakespeare is brought to life on stage and on film. Explore his work through art, design, costumes, and historical objects using materials from some of the UK's major cultural institutions.
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Jack Wolcott: Vide Occasions: Theatre History on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers links to the history of British theatre including the Classics, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, 17th, 18th, 19th Century, Contemporary, and Non-Western theatre. It also provides links to theatre...
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David Claudon: Dressing for Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between farthingales and jerkins, trunk hose and canions by clicking on the Elizabethan Period costumes that Shakespeare's players and audience wore.
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Pbs Kids: Chuck Vanderchuck's Something Something Explosion!: Costumes

For Students K - 1st
Have fun dressing Chunk and his friend for a photoshoot. When you are finished, you can print out the photo.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Nature of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides sketches of costume designs used at the premiere of choreographer Lester Hortons "Le Sacre du Printemps", original dance work.
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Pbs Kids: Costume Box

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dress up the characters in some silly outfits. Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows.

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