Community has helped shape the creative processes of our collective craft history. Craft forms are passed from generation to generation in necessity and survival, but also in the spirit of community and commonality. This educational guide delves into the rich community of craft in order to provide educators with material that will relate to and reflect the core ideas, artists, and art forms presented in the Community episode.

We’ve set up guides for you in two ways: as individual theme guides covering each of the educator’s themes for “Community”: Show Me, Hand in Hand, and Continuity and Change; and as a full guide that interweaves all the materials into one document plan. Click on “Learn More” for each of them, and you’ll find a link to download these pdfs. Then decide for yourself the best way to use the materials with your class. Your students will be exposed to craft artists, the work they have created, and the way artists are influenced by the people who make a difference in their lives. Craft is a journey of a lifetime – and a lifetime of journeys. These guides will show them the way.