Quilt arrived in East Windsor, New Jersey, just in time for the start of the Iditarod! Students excitedly “dissected” each quilt square and shared their thoughts on each square’s meaning. Being inquisitive 5th graders, the students wanted to hear about the “person behind the square” and I happily shared some of my great experiences from Iditarod Summer Camp 2008. The students especially related to my experience of going somewhere far away from home…alone. We had many discussions on how to make new friends, how to learn about a new place, and how to “roll with the punches”, all issues that the students THEMSELVES will have to deal with as they enter middle school in September! Quilt turned into a guidance experience for us! Finally, our highly ,motivated group students then worked on making their own paper quilt squares, representing what our month long study of the Iditarod meant to each of them.
Update: June 2009: The Paper Quilt:
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