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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students learn the uses of quilts during the Civil War and locate instances of these uses in the text of the novel. Using Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Paint, students design a quilt square illustrating one aspect of an agreed upon theme for class quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students share personal artifacts and use them to make a classroom community quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students engage in a lesson which integrates the study of the Underground Railroad in Indiana with a Language Arts unit on quilts. They write a book report on one of the quilt books read in class and design a quilt block for the classroom quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students read the novel Across Five Aprils and note the times that quilts were used in the story. They design a quilt square of their own and calculate the amount of fabric needed to complete their square. Blocks are combined to create a class quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students create a quilt block, using several colors and an assortment of geometric shapes. They identify two dimensional geometric shapes and objects in everyday situations. They experiment in color mixing with various media.l Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students create a class quilt. They discuss quilts and their uses and how they are created. They select a statement from their portfolio and design their own quilt square to be added to the classroom quilt. They explain the symbols they chose and share their quilt pieces with the class before assembling the class quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
- Rating
Students practice calculating area by creating a classroom quilt. Students are given a 6x6 inch square material they design based on a classroom theme. A sample of the class quilt is created using graph paper so students may calculate the area and perimeter to determine how much fabric is needed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students explore history of Underground Railroad in Indiana and discover how slaves were assisted on their journey using codes displayed in different quilt blocks. Students examine connection quilts have to ancestry and family legacies, and design or reproduce quilt block to be sewn into classroom quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
- Rating
Students listen as the teacher reads a book about quilts, before they discuss the craftsmanship used in making quilts. They study the regions and symbols associated with their state. They make a quilt square using one of the facts by typing the fact into a word processing template. They complete a quilt square to be added a class quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of citizenship with the help of the teacher to create a community art project. They illustrate pictures on premade quilt squares that are sown together in order to become part of the community quilt. Full Review »
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