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- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students examine the many ways quilts were used to chronicle the history and experiences of African slaves and African-Americans in America. They analyze a story quilt using the elements of storytelling, then create a class quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students create a quilt based on the Underground Railroad quilt code from the book Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students study about quilts and how they have been used throughout our country's history. They gain knowledge by exploring books, websites, and examining handmade quilts. They create a quilt square using a computer paint program. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students work together to examine "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". They brainstorm ideas with each other and write in their journals. They form literature circles and analyze vocabulary. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students think about what they read, write resonses to, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in their discussion logs, and discuss their ideas in small groups. They identify themes, analyze vocabulary, and recognize writing techniques. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine how quilts record the cultural history of a particular place and time. They view and discuss images of quilts, identify colors, shapes, patterns, and symbols, read stories about quilts, and create a class story quilt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students examine the different aspects of life in Colonial America. At home, they make traditional colonial recipes to share with the class. In groups, they read a book about the purpose and act of quilting and create their own quilt using fabric squares. To end the lesson, they practice dying fabric using fruits and vegetables. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students begin the lesson by discussing the causes and effects of the movement west. Using primary sources, they develop their own definition for manifest destiny. In groups, they view examples of paintings and read poems on the topic. They compare and contrast how the idea of manifest destiny is shown through the two mediums. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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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 »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the use of freedom quilts in helping slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad. They review the various quilt blocks that were used to give directions on the Underground Railroad. Students create their own directions and quilt blocks to a nearby location. Full Review »
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