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If You Could Fly, Where Would You Go? Lesson PlanIf You Could Fly, Where Would You Go? Lesson Plan
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If You Could Fly, Where Would You Go?

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Students explore story quilts. In this cross curriculum literacy and art instructional activity, students listen to the story Tar Beachand discuss the art form of story quilts as used by Faith Ringgold. Students sketch their own "Where Would You Fly?" story and transfer the artwork to fabric to make a story quilt.

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tar beaches

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african american art, faith ringgold, literacy art project, story quilts, tar beach, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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