Quilting in the Classroom
March 6, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
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Quiltmaking and it’s history lends itself in many ways to the classroom, whether simply in one class or across the curriculum. Some of the classes include: math, social studies, reading, art and music
I’ve taught about quilts and quilt history in several schools by:
*Introducing quiltmaking to a 6th grade social studies class that was studying colonial times in America. This was a morning workshop, and the teacher followed up on the projects I started.
*Reading stories about quilts and quiltmaking in 4th grade reading and literature when I do substitute teaching.
*Designing and overseeing the making of a quilt with third and eighth graders. The quilt …read more




