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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students create the quilt based from the story "Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt" by Deborah Hopkinson then learn the historical background of quilting and its significance to the Underground Railroad and slavery. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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students recognize different genres of writing using the concept of a quilt design. Each student reads "My Mother Pieced Quilts," then creates a quilting square using a genre of writing of their choice. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the dangers that escaping slaves faced and the things they used (e.g. songs and quilts) to help them find their way. They conclude by designing a class quilt showing things that slaves would have needed to know about to successfully m Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students apply problem solving procedures and skills to solve a given real life problem by manipulating felt squares to represent the possible combinations for a two color quilt, use language skills by referring to the story, and use mathematical knowled Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students engage in a lesson which promote acceptance of diversity within the classroom through the creation of a class quilt. They evaluate the final product to find commonalities with other students. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students make a class quilt out of their family traditions that are written on construction paper squares. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students investigate prairie life in the 19th century. They research quilts and prairie images online, take a photo of an object related to prairie life, transfer the image onto fabric, and create a class quilt. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students review basic geometric shapes to use in their quilt. Combining different shapes, they sew together their cut-loose quilt. They share them with the class and describe the meaning of the quilt to them. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students watch a demonstration on how to create a puzzle quilt. Using different fabric combinations, they use each block design twice to create the illusion that each block is unique. They are to determine which blocks are the same in one of their classmates quilts. Full Review »
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- 8th - Higher Ed
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Students create two block quilts after studying about continuity of lines, use of coloring, and highlighting adjacent pieces. Students complete the design into the border. Students cut the required material pieces to create their quilt blocks. Full Review »

