Transformation Creations

What do your pupils know about quilting? Read and discuss the information included here before sending class members off to create their own quilt blocks using construction paper. When they have completed their blocks, provide some time...

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...

Students discuss all the concepts to visual texture. They create a visual texture from a real texture to make a "fishy" tail. Students decorate their new creations. They display their FILET OF "SHOE" SOLE for all to admire.

Fifth graders listen to two different songs. They use their materials to draw/write a physical representation of how a song makes them feel and discuss what it is about the song that evokes certain feelings. They share their creations...

Young scholars predict what music from different cultures sounds like based on what they have heard through the media, movies, etc. They listen to music from these nations and compare how their predicted music differed.