K - 3 Learning Pages: Resources for Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers
List Serve - Web Resources
Art - Quilting
Canada Paper Quilt - http://www.first-school.ws/activities/places/canadaquilt.htm Very simple
Compassion: The Quiltmaker’s Gift - http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/41B22542-6262-4A0D-83DD-2FA02026CFA9/0/Lesson8.pdf Gr. 3 - 8 using literature to teach values
Danielle’s Place - http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/paper_crafts1.html Scroll down for a paper quilting idea
Days of School Quilts - http://www.psd267.wednet.edu/~kfranz/Math/quiltmath2000/quiltmath2000.htm http://www.psd267.wednet.edu/~kfranz/Math/DaysofSchoolQuilts/daysofschoolquilts.htm Ideas to use throughout the year
Carol's Favorite - 2006
Elementary School Reports - http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/classroom/elementary.html Teachers have written in about how they’ve used “quilts” with their classes
Jean Power’s High School Quilt Projects - http://www.thecraftstudio.com/qwc/jean.htm Adaptable for younger grades!
Kids Can Quilt Too - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10166.asp A few tips and some advice on starting quilting with kids
Kindergarten Graduation - http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~kidsweb/News/newsGraduation05.html Used a quilt the class made as a metaphor for student growth and learning
Mohawk School Quilts - http://history.bensenville.lib.il.us/Arts%20Council/mohawk_quilts.htm A gallery of completed quilts from an elementary school
More Than Warmth - http://www.morethanwarmth.org/news.html Kids building the world through charity quilt projects
Morrilton School Collection - http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/327089764UyKnsF A gallery of quilts made by gr. 7 – 12 students
Our Family Quilt - http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/learn/activities/feature/famf0100famhistory/famf0100famhistory4.html Instructions on how to incorporate ideas from everyone in the family into an heirloom quilt
Paper Quilt Square - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10489 Pattern making with scissors and paper
Proud to be Canadian - http://www.operation-dialogue.com/e/pbc/Bowmore_Quilt1.html These quilt patches were created by gr. 7 & 8 students, but I know my grade 1’s can create images just as beautiful!
Quilt Block Project - http://d321.k12.id.us/mms/webart/html/student%20work/quiltblo.html Fabric painting gallery - 6th grade
Quilt Math - http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/resource/stories/quilt.htm Extending the learning by quilt patterns
Quilting Patterns for Kids - http://www.thecraftstudio.com/qwc/patterns.htm Simple quilting patterns
Quilting with Children with Heidi Craft: http://www.thecraftstudio.com/qwc/ Heidi gives examples of projects she's completed with children, and has links to several other web pages with similar content.
Reading Rainbow: The Patchwork Quilt - http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/family/activities/activity22.html Making connections from literature
Reading Week Projects - http://www.learningexchange.ubc.ca/reading/project2005.html A quilting project is explained about half way down the page
School Auction Quilts Gallery - http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/53165972buUchn Quilt photos from K and up
Teach Your Child to Sew - http://www.infinitefreedom.com/sewing-lessons-pages/doll-quilt.html A pattern for a simple strip quilt for a doll
Teaching for Understanding with Technology - http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/learning/LD2-5.html Using quilt blocks with computers
The Patchwork Quilt - http://gpn.unl.edu/guides/rr/22.pdf A lesson linked to literature
The Pinata Quilt - http://storytrail.com/SWCL/pages/pin4.htm Using quilting as a way to record story
Using Quilts and Quilt Picture Books with Children - http://www.springerlink.com/content/h2p211r31p87u881/ Follow the link to download this ECEC journal article
List Serve Mailing - December 23, 2006