A Patchwork of Places & Poetry
A Collaborative Internet Project
Hosted by Marci McGowan  Fall 2002

Project Objectives

Students will:
*  learn about places in the world and communicate with other classes using the Internet.
*  write a description of significant features about their special place in poetry form.
*  read and/or listen to books about quilting.
*  contribute to any form of a class quilt related to their special places.
*  view participating class entries on the project webpage.
 

Teachers will create lessons related to social studies, language arts, art, technology, and quilting to accomplish project objectives for their students.  Resources related to literature, quilting, communities, and the Internet will be available.  All activities to be aligned with region/state and technology standards. 

Our Project

During a study of our local community each student completed an independent research project about a person in our community or some aspect of our community.  After presenting the projects to our class, each child wrote a  poem based on the book The Important Book .  They also designed a quilt square based on their research.  Callie's grandmother, Mrs. Hughes, brought her sewing machine to school to let each child sew their quilt square to a piece of sash.  The students loved getting to sew their quilt squares.  Then Mrs. Hughes took the squares home to complete the quilt!

Books We Read During This Project

Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet   by Ann Whitford Paul

Luka's Quilt by Georgia Guback (Hawaiian)
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt  by D. Hopkinson (Underground RR)

Tar Beach  by Faith Ringgold (African-American)

The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco (Russian)

The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy

The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff brumbeau

TEKS addressed by this project:

Language Arts TEKS

(2.2) Listening/speaking/culture. The student listens and speaks to gain knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures.

(2.12) Reading inquiry/research. The student generates questions and conducts research using information from various sources.

(2.20) Writing/inquiry/research. The student uses writing as a tool for learning and research

Social Studies TEKS

(2.4) History. The student understands how historical figures and ordinary people helped to shape our community, state, and nation.

(2.5) Geography. The student uses simple geographic tools such as maps, globes, and photographs.

(2.6) Geography. The student understands the locations and characteristics of places and regions.

(2.13) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people.

(2.16) Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present.

Click here to view our Important poems!

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