1.   Family Quilts Keep Us Warm Discusses a lesson plan for teaching children about family diversity involving a quilt craft, fingerplays, family photos, and lecture.

2.   Thanksgiving Quilt Students create their own quilt square showing what they are thankful for and assemble into a class quilt.

3.   Alphabet Quilt Students make a quilt with 26 squares for each letter of the alphabet. This activity is designed as a family project.

4.   A Digital Quilt Lisa Nash, who teaches at Hunter Elementary School in Toledo, Ohio, submitted this week's lesson. Students create a patchwork quilt using digital photography.

5.   Quilting Connections Students research online an influential woman, then create on the computer a quilt block with text and graphics. Quilt blocks are then printed and combined to form a quilt of connections.

6.   The "Me" Quilt In this semi-glyph activity, students share their interests and characteristics by making patches about themselves. The patches are then pieced together to make a class quilt for a wall or bulletin board. The quilt serves as a jumping stone for many other activities.

7.   Friendship Quilt Children will create a patchwork "quilt" made of individual scenes of friendship which they have drawn.

8.   My Town's Wall Quilt This activity is a continuation of studying about my town. Students are learning about the community they live in and its different components such as people, industry, entertainment, services, laws, education, etc. In this lesson, students will create posters of entertainment activities in their community.

9.   Love Letters to the World After reviewing material presented by the teacher, the students will come to the conclusion that there is a need for quilts in the greater community. Using a decision making model, the students will compare three projects ...

10.   Quilting Bee — Assembly Line Style Students will determine the specific skills needed to produce the chosen quilt then decide upon their own area of specialization. Labor will be divided and production will commence assembly line style.

1.   Immigrant Shisha Appliqué Lesson 6 Level: 4th Grade Subject: social studies, art Approx. Time: 45-60 minutes Objectives Children will learn how Indian quilting affected English and American fabric work. Children will follow pattern in stitching to attach mirrors. Children will use creativity in their fabric design. Children will write a description of their sash. Materials Assorted fabric pieces Glue stick or craft glue embroidery floss 1" diameter circula...

2.   Quilting Bees Subtopic: Quilting Bees Grade Level: 4th-5th Author: Kathy Tuft Background: Quilt making has been around for a very long time, as early as 1750. But, between the years of 1830 to 1870, quiltmaking in America was at its height. Beyond the Mississippi materials were lacking, so many of the individuals on the prairies wo...

3.   Lesson Plan Art 3 grade ...and present for various purposes such as telling stories and documenting history and traditions. TEKS 117.11, Art, Grade 3, (b) (3) (A) The student is expected to identify general intent and expressive qualities in personal artworks. TEKS 117.11, Art, Grade 3, (b) (4) (A) Teaching Activity Explore quilting as an art form. Quilts not only keep people warm in the winter but they are an artistic outlet for those who do them. Introduce basic quilting. Quilting Basics, by the Home Sewing Association Short History of Quilting ?Quilts: From Ancient Egypt to America?s Shore? Rudimentary information: Quilts ha...

4.   Lesson Plan Art 5 grade ...e student is expected to compare relationships between design and everyday life. TEKS 117.15, Art, Grade 5, (b) (2) (B) The student is expected to compare cultural themes honoring history and traditions in American and other artworks. TEKS 117.15, Art, Grade 5, (b) (3) (B) Teaching Activity Explore quilting as an art form. Quilts not only keep people warm in the winter but they are an artistic outlet for those who do them. Introduce basic quilting. Quilting Basics, by the Home Sewing Association Short History of Quilting ?Quilts: From Ancient Egypt to America?s Shore? Rudimentary information: Quilts ha...

5.   Quilt ...rd of who was in Room 12 in 1995/96 because we will leave it there as the story of who we are and what we did. Objectives: Students will synthesize what they have learned about the purpose and history of quilts by constructing a class quilt and working cooperatively to re-create the atmosphere of a quilting bee. Students will express their individuality and the experiences that they hold valuable by formulating a quilt block that represents them and their experience in Room 12. Materials: Square blocks of white cotton fabric (muslin works well). Enough for each child, plus extra blocks to make the quil...

6.   Creek Wannabegon - Quilts by Pat Courtney - Sewing Info ...mputer, I am usually greeted with a long moment of silence and a question, ``You what?" My sewing has invaded the whole house. As I survey the entire mess, I can grin and say, ``I did this all by myself." There is no room for the kids to return home! I am slowly working my way out the door. Machine Quilting Large Quilts Large quilts are hard to machine quilt because of the bulk between the sewing machine and the needle. There are few ways around this dilemma. One solution is what I call the ``thirds" method. This is how I proceed: Picture 1. Remove batting from bag and allow it to unwind. I put mine in...

7.   TDC Lesson Plans - Patchwork Quilts ...d a cloth backing. They made a "sandwich" of the three layers - the backing on the bottom, the batting in the middle, and the patchwork on the top. They stretched the "sandwich" on a wooden frame and sewed the three layers together with tiny stitches. The quilt was put together at a party, called a quilting bee. While cutting and sewing, the women would tell stories and share what went on in their lives. When the quilt was finished, the men joined the women for supper and dancing. Many patchwork patterns have become traditions. Their names and designs have come from everyday lives of the people who cre...

8.   Amish Quilters Lesson Plan Crayola Submit Register for FREE! Join the Crayola community today. Amish Quilters Why Make dioramas depicting the endurance of an old world culture in modern times. Steps 1. After researching information about the Amish way of life, discuss how quilting is a necessity as well as a way for women to socialize within the Amish community. How is the Amish way of life similar to, and different from, your own life? 2. Use various colors of Crayola® Construction Paper? Crayons and Crayola Washable Markers on construction paper to create a diorama backgrou...

9.   Quilting Our Communities Quilting Our Communities Teacher: Mimi Dyer, Kennesaw Mountain High School Overview: This lesson allows students to share personal artifacts that emphasize the importance of place, history, and culture and to compile those individual memories into a classroom community quilt. Materials: Students personal art...

10.   Cal U: K is for Keystone ...fe Athletics Give to Cal U Teaching with Primary Sources (formerly AAM) Teachers Hall of Fame Individual Lesson Plans K is for Keystone Map of Pennsylvania from 1829K is for Keystone Rough Draft Mary Jo Harris, Ave Maria Catholic School Overview Learning the ABC's of Pennsylvania History, through a quilting project. So the students can learn the history of our state at a young age. For each letter of the alphabet, the children will make a square for the quilt, which will be an art project. Objectives To listen to the story K is for Keystone by Kristen Kane and illustrated by Laura Knorr. To discuss eac...