A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, the patchwork path tells the story of two of the thousands who escaped a life of slavery and made the dangerous journey to freedom a story of courage, determination, and hope. A read aloud of, the patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy. The patterns offer the clues that hannah and papa will need to guide them along the underground railroad. In the book called elmer by david mckee, a patchwork elephant feels so different and decides he wants to be just like everyone else. Hannah uses the quilt that her mother made to guide her and her father through the frightening journey. Starting with what the students know already and have had ample practice with in their school life. You can use this product by itself to study the quilt codes and what they mean or you can use it with the book the patchwork path to work on comparing fiction and nonfiction. Pbs quilts in the classroomquilts can be a creative teaching tool. Lisatimmerding grandview elementary bellevue independent social studieslanguage arts. In both of these stories a grandparent makes something special for their grandchild. Children 1 listen to stories about quilts and share their own stories, activating prior experiences. Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding.
A readingresponse project cant find what youre looking for. A story from the underground railroad is a remarkable picture book that opens with. Resonating with universal experience, the story is a rich example of a supportive contemporary black family. The assignment required a creation of a study guide that would explore some aspect or theme from the book the patchwork path. Career exploration lesson plan modifiable for grades 35 and 68 note for educators. Betterlessons unique formula allows us to bring you highquality coaching, a professional learning lab, and a learnbydoing process that embeds pd into the classroom. Of the patchwork path, she says, i want my writing to be inspirational to children as they face the demons i write about. When papa says its time to run to freedom, she has something precious to bring along the patchwork quilt her.
She and her father head north to canada to leave their life on a georgia plantation. Lesson plan the patchwork quilt and something from nothing. Combine imagination with geometry and crayola ultra clean markers to design a cool contemporary version of a warm, beloved tradition. A story from the underground railroad written by henry cole lynne farrell stover james madison university center for economic education unspoken. It also tells of two little girls who, though separated by generations, were united in the comfort of the same quilt. Your students will create a construction paper letter quilt to display and reference for help with. You can also use this resource when discussing traditional womens roles for.
Aug 28, 2007 bettye stroud is the author of several picture books that speak of her african american heritage, including dance yall, the leaving, and down home at miss dessas. We wanted to create a flexible guideline in order to help guide the lesson, but to leave most of the decisions up to the. And, teachers from around the country, working with students from preschool through college, have been telling us how theyre used quilts in their classrooms. Students will learn about the use of quilts for symbols along the underground railroad and what the different patterns meant to the escaping slaves. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Piggy bank when i was a small tot, a neighbor lady made me a gift. Students will take a square of felt, and then choose cotton swatches for their quilt pattern. Sometimes the patchwork is lovely and bright while at other times it is dark and confusing.
Directions the craft of quilting goes back at least to ancient egypt. A quilt map to freedom tells the story of a young girl and her fathers flight from slavery to freedom. A quilt map to freedom by bettye stroud illustrated by erin susanne bennett gradeclasssubject. A quilt map to fr new ideas black history month crafts for kids art projects activities my 4th and 5th grade students created a freedom quilt square for their class quilts last year during black history month. In this lesson we focus on placing and stitching out a pantograph pattern. In this abolitionist movement lesson, 4th graders read the story the patchwork path, and discuss the creation of the underground railroad. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. Students will divide into groups and summarize the story using the patchwork patterns they have created. Students are also challenged to create their own cause and effect diagram. We started out the project by reading the patchwork path.
The patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy and jerry pinkney. Patchwork quilts make a little one with scraps of wallpaper. This quilts theme for preschool can be run alone or in combination with a pajama theme or friendship theme this page includes preschool lesson plans, activities and interest learning center ideas for your preschool classroom. American quilts language arts lesson3rd grade the patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy. We will be reading something from nothing by phoebe gilman and the patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy. In warm poetic text, this book recounts the life of an heirloom quilt. This lesson was designed as an introductory lesson for any ageability level. Weber reads frederick douglass and harriet jacobs lesson plan. Each square from the quilt symbolizes an action or path that they will need to take to reach canada safely. I have a different lesson for each grade level k5 that basically teach. I need some grandparent volunteers to come and share a hobby, a talent, customs, or traditions with the class. No matter what we face, we can trust that god is using all the pieces to create his beautiful masterpiece in us as we walk our path in life. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
If not, you can conduct this lesson using one copy of the book and reading it aloud. Similar to claras map that shows the path north to freedom, students create their own map, designing a key, a compass. Easy patterns to draw doodle patterns zentangle patterns zentangles art sub plans art lesson plans house doodle doddle art doodle art drawing. Project information teacher education students completed these miniunits as part of a utah state university course entitled, teaching social studies. This video class goes through all the basics, from choosing fabric and cutting it, to laying out your blocks and sewing them together, then how to baste, quilt and finish your quilt. How do ringgolds quilts compare to patchwork quilts. Students will create and color a onepatch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. Students create original patchwork quilt designs by using the coordinate plane to map out patterns and geometric shapes. The patchwork path lesson plan for 4th grade lesson planet.
Students will choose a pattern to create as a pillow. Resonating with universal experience, the story is a rich example of a supportive. The patchwork path by bettye stroud candlewick press. About the author lesson plan african american quilts. This video class goes through all the basics, from choosing fabric and cutting it, to laying out your blocks and sewing them together, then. This is the newest class i have come across and it looks fabulous. Help young readers learn that being different is valuable and. It also tells of two little girls who, though separated by generations, were united. Works well as a story and also as a lesson in africanamerican history.
A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, the patchwork path tells the. Learning about the secret codes of the underground railroad is always interesting to kids. Fourth graders investigate slavery by reading a book with their classmates. Story study title page for students before reading worksheet author research worksheet characte. The images stitched into hannahs quilt lead to secret signposts on the underground railroad as she and her father take flight from slavery on a perilous path to freedom. Bettye stroud is the author of several picture books that speak of her african american heritage, including dance yall, the leaving, and down home at miss dessas. This title can be read on the tumblebooks library database. I often have had people asking about how to learn patchwork and quilting. Lisatimmerding subject underground railroad resources.
This is where a teacher plans hisher actions to direct the students into the lesson for that specific day. The patchwork quilt this is a story study for the patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy. Scholastic teachables worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more. A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, the patchwork path. Picture book soak one i cant wait to use a patchwork path tells the story of one girl and her fathers escape from slavery. This book tells how hannah and her papa escaped from slavery along the underground. Prek and kindergarten lesson plans elementary lesson plans middle. Pay particular attention to the illustration provided throughout the story. Feb 24, 2017 a read aloud of, the patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy. A quilt map to freedom by bettye stroud and erin susan bennett. Objectives students will be able to conclude how different pieces of material connect together to create a family story. Social studies lesson plans 4th grade social studies social studies activities social studies classroom teaching social studies teaching art art activities teaching ideas elementary social studies. Before, during, and after reading tips, activities, and reproducibles to help children create great readingresponses to a favorite picture bookvalerie flournoys the patchwork quilt. A quilt map to freedom by bettye stroud illustrated by erin susanne bennett.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A quilt map to freedom now that hannahs papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of mama its a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the underground railroad to canada. We created this extension activity for financial literacy month to teach students that in addition to exploring their entrepreneurial skills, they can pursue a career path in a field they are passionate about. At times we look at the path and wonder how such a crazy piece fits into the overall template.
The patchwork quilt by valerie flournoy can be used in so many ways at many grade levels. Of the patchwork path, she says, i want my writing to be inspirational to children as they face the demons i. One of the things to do is to prepare for a lesson plan. Students at all ages love to be read to from a picture book, so even 6th graders would find this lesson interesting and fun.
The apqs quilt path tutorials were designed so you can follow along with your own quilt path system. The patchwork path webquest is a result of a graduate school exercise assigned in an introduction to computer based education course offered at the university of georgia. This interdisciplinary lesson provides children the opportunity to explore patchwork quilts. This the patchwork quilt story study includes the following. This the patchwork path lesson plan is suitable for 4th grade.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt instructional plan student objectives session 1. A quilt map to freedom bettye stroud o show way jacqueline woodson. Civil war on sunday lessons for wholeclass reading materials. The patchwork path by bettye stroud is a great picture book about the underground railroad. Lesson plan patchwork quilts prekindergarten grade pk. School library journal now that hannahs papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of mama its a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the underground railroad to canada. Start by having students define and generate a list of possible feeling that they have had. This is a detailed narrative, like that of a flow chart, of the schematic teaching strategy in a class.
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