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Lesson: Ginger Brooks Takahashi: Powerstich: A Forum for Community-Building

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This is a great way to build community in your school, experience process-based art, and explore the critical-thinking process. While quilting as a class collectively (just like a quilting bee) pupils listen to poetry and prose of a...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Smithsonian Institute provides a teacher's guide full of lessons to accompany its traveling exhibition "Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon". This exhibit explores the roles of barns in American society both past and future.
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All About Romance: Quilting: Woman's Work, Woman's Joy

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete history of quilting including its importance in early American history. Sections describe who made the quilts, how they were made, quilting bees, and much more.