Quilt continued on to another school in Florida…… Quilt became a part of a literature lesson. Read this summary to learn how to make your own quilt and connect it to a lesson you are teaching.
Hello Friends!
When Quilt came to visit us we were studying about Native Americans and we were inspired to make a quilt of our own.
I read the book ‘Coyote Steals the Blanket: A Ute Tale’, based on the folktale retold and illustrate by Janet Stevens. The story involves coyote’s desert encounters with a hummingbird, a mountain goat, and a bighorn sheep. Unfortunately for coyote, he ignores the hummingbird’s directions and steal beautiful Native American woven blanket. What happens next explains why, to this day, coyotes are always racing around, never sitting still.
After reading the story, we created a quilt for coyote so he can return the one he stole.
To make the quilt, each child will need one 8-inch square of paper and four 4-inch squares. The large square we used was black and each of the smaller squares were yellow, green, orange and blue – colors found in Native American weaving.
Ask each child to place their 4 small squares on their 1 large square. Talk about how all 4 squares cover the large square, so each of the small squares is one-fourth the size of the large square. Tell the children that the 4 squares are congruent to each other. Tell them that the 1 large square is similar to the smaller squares. Reinforce the concept that all squares a similar to all other squares.
Have each child fold and cut their 4 small squares in the following ways: fold one at diagonal corners to produce two triangles, fold one square in 4th to make 4 squares, fold the third square in fourths to produce four rectangles, and the last in fourths to produce 4 triangles.
Guide the class in cutting apart one square at a time and placing them on top of the large black square and then rearranging the pieces to make different designs so that no pieces are hanging over the edge. Then glue and place on a large background.
We are excited about the upcoming Iditarod knowing that we touched a part of its history.
Thanks again for including us!
Carol
Warfield Elementary
Indiantown, FL
Quilt ‘flew’ to Indiana for December and January.
Quilt two (or affectionately called, Two Quilt) is in Nebraska for December and January.
Quilt three (Three Quilt) is in Indiana for the month of January.
Watch for updates about all 3 quilts!
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