{"id":3026,"date":"2026-01-16T18:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/?page_id=3026"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:46:53","slug":"peru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peru is a country in South America that&#8217;s home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city set high in the Andes mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Lesson Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1893-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1893\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10780-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10780\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10780\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10780\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Learn about Incan Textiles from Peru<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10780\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10780\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>This hands-on and interactive presentation introduces students to the ancient Inca and their textile traditions, includes Spanish vocabulary exposure, and finishes with a creative class activity where students get to design their own textile patterns.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Related Content Areas: <\/strong>World Geography &amp; Cultures \/ Visual Art \/ Spanish<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Grade Levels:<\/strong> 3-5<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Standards:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>3rd Grade World Geography and Cultures: <em>3.32<\/em> Use timelines to summarize the history of a region.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>5th Grade Visual Art: <em>4.1<\/em> Explore the relationship of art from different cultures, time, and places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>5th Grade Visual Art: <em>4.2<\/em> Examine and demonstrate how culture, history, and art influence each other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Modern Languages Elementary K-5: <em>2.2<\/em> Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to recognize how culture influenced art in the Inca civilization and describe textile colors and patterns in Spanish.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to connect textile styles to elements of Inca religion, worldview, and state control.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to make connections between these ancient textiles and students&rsquo; personal lives.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/16184247\/LALACA-Incan-Textiles.pdf\"><strong>Lesson Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10780 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10781-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10781\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10781\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10781\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Learn About Moche Ceramics from Northern Peru<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10781\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10781\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>This hands-on and interactive presentation introduces students to the fine-line ceramic style of the Moche, a Pre-Columbian culture of 2000 years ago from the northern coast of Peru in South America. The presentation also includes Spanish vocabulary exposure, and finishes with a creative class activity where students get to design costumes to act out scenes depicted in the ceramic designs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Related Content Areas: <\/strong>World Geography &amp; Cultures \/ Visual Art \/ Spanish<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Grade Levels:<\/strong> 3-5<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Standards:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>3rd Grade World Geography and Cultures: <em>3.32<\/em> Use timelines to summarize the history of a region.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>5th Grade Visual Art: <em>4.1<\/em> Explore the relationship of art from different cultures, time, and places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>5th Grade Visual Art: <em>4.2<\/em> Examine and demonstrate how culture, history, and art influence each other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Modern Languages Elementary K-5: <em>2.2<\/em> Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to recognize and identify Moche fine line ceramics from northern Peru and relate imagery on the ceramics to Moche culture, traditions, and funerary practices.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to describe the ceramic designs in Spanish.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Students will be able to make connections between presented material to their lives.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/16184426\/LALACA-Moche-Ceramics.pdf\"><strong>Lesson Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10781 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10782-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10782\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10782\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10782\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Peru Culture Box<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10782\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10782\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>CLACX is committed to supporting cultural awareness among K-12 students. Culture boxes consist of&nbsp;materials and curriculum from different countries to create a stimulating, hands-on experience for students.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Grade Levels<\/strong>: K&ndash;4, 5&ndash;8, 9&ndash;12<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Email <a href=\"mailto:clacx@vanderbilt.edu\">clacx@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> for lesson plan.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10782 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10782 -->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peru is a country in South America that&#8217;s home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city set high in the Andes mountains. 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