Quilts of Many Colors

Spatial visualization? Transformational geometry? Congruence? This quilt making activity is a great way to introduce youngsters to geometry and to get them thinking about patterns. Perfect for readers of The Josefina Story Quilt.

Bring out the empathetic feelings in your elementary readers with a set of lessons about understanding the feelings of others. After your class looks up the dictionary definition of empathy, they apply their knowledge to several short...

Students discover the concept of a "home" by conducting interviews.  In this community instructional activity, students discuss what the word "home" means to them as well as research Habitat for Humanity.  Students interview home renters...

In this reading comprehension activity, students read a selection by Janine Bouyssounouse entitled, "Getting Ready to Strip." They read about how to make a quilt of beautiful colors and fabrics. They answer 6 questions using information...

Students study quilts. In this history/geometry quilt lesson, students discover the history behind quilt making and get a chance to make quilt blocks of their own. They work independently to make a quilt block out of construction paper...

It's a book list for every possible purpose! The resource starts out with some reading comprehension support materials and worksheets, and then moves into pages and pages of categorized lists of books and stories that you can use to...

Fourth graders 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...

Students read the story The Keeping Quilt and make predictions and answer short answer questions as they read. In this The Keeping Quilt lesson plan, students also identify past, present, and future verbs.

Students research cultural heritage. For this cultural heritage lesson, students discuss the influence of culture on the art of quilting and read Aunt Flossie's Hat and Crab Cakes Later. Students read Coat of Many Colors and complete a...

Students brainstorm a list of stories or items that make them proud of their heritage. Individually, they create their own quilt square design which uses a border and markers. To end the lesson, they sew the squares together and describe...