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The purposes of this research were to develop training curriculum on “Curriculum Development in Moral, Culture and Folk Wisdom” for elementary teachers, and study the results of the training. The research design was research and development which there are three integrated research approaches; survey research, experimental research, and action research based on research methods that combine both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The sample used in phase 1 is the administrators, teachers, and experts who involved in the teaching and training of morals, cultures and folk wisdom for elementary teachers both from government and the private sector from 6 regions (Northern, West, South, East, Northeast, and Bangkok Metropolitan). The sample used in phase 2-3 is the elementary school teacher from various educational institutes which they were the try-out group and the group for test the effectiveness of the training curriculum by random sampling from 6 regions also which 1 province was sampling from each region. The results of the research were as follows. Phase 1 The results of the study on the situation and the development of training curriculum found that the administrators of the educational institution needed the training in various subjects as follows: 1) the design of teaching and learning activities in the curriculum; the media and learning resources in the curriculum. 3) the study of basic information. 4) the structure of the curriculum. 5) the purpose of the curriculum. 6) the content of the curriculum. 7) the methodologies for evaluation. The curriculum for moral culture and folk wisdom which the school needs were the development of local curriculum or additional courses. Phase 2 The results of training curriculum development were the draft of curriculum that includes the key components of the curriculum such as: rationale and purpose of the course, the structure, the scope of the training course, the time of training, the ways of training, training activities, measurement and evaluation. And the results of the training course try-out was found that the experimental group was able to develop curriculum both short-term training courses and local curriculum or course curriculum. By the way, the sample group can understand and develop various courses. Most of them are folk wisdom courses, secondly, it is a cultural course and moral course. The results of performance testing training curriculum and the curriculum evaluation revealed found that the samples were 6 elementary school teachers across the country. When being trained the sample is more understandable and able to develop the curriculum itself. The course can be developed both short-term training courses and courses or school courses. Moreover, they have gained experience in developing curriculum of morality, culture and folk wisdom include the ways for the curriculum development activities for the other courses. The results of the suitability assessment and satisfaction in the training curriculum of “Curriculum Development in Moral, Culture and Folk Wisdom” for elementary teachers it was found the sample were agree at the highest level in the suitability of the curriculum in all aspects, except the evaluation which the opinions are at a high level. The satisfaction on training in all aspects of the sample was at the highest level, and the sample had an understanding of this before the training was at a high level. There is a great deal of knowledge and understanding about this after the training at the highest level.