Lesson Plans
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This page includes quilt-related lesson plans from the Illinois State Museum, Western Carolina University's Craft Revival Project, the Library of Congress' American Memory project, and lesson plans created especially for the Quilt Index by art education interns in a graduate course at Michigan State University.
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Lesson Plans from the Illinois State Museum
History
Crazy Quilt Block Lesson, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_crazy.pdf
Art
Geometric-pieced Quilt Lesson
Hexagon Pieced quilt design lesson, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_hex.pdf
Interviewing a Quilter Lesson pdf, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_interview.pdf
Local Motifs Quilting Design Lesson, http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/art/collections/daisy/local-quilting-motifs-lesson.pdf
Log Cabin Quilt Block Lesson
Prairie Quilt Lesson Plan pdf, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/pr_quilt.pdf
Quilt Detective Lesson pdf, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_detect.pdf
Story Quilt
Whole Cloth Quilt Lesson pdf, http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/ks_whole.pdf
See also: the Illinois State Museum online lesson plan portal: http://www.museum.state.il.us/ed_opp/lessonplans.html
Lesson Plans from Western Carolina University's Craft Revival Project
Cottage Industries
Grade 8; Subject: Career and Technical Education; Related subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts, Math
Craft Life
Grades 8-12; Subject: Career Development; Related Subjects: Language Arts, Social Science
Craft School or College?
Grades 8-12; Subject: Career Development
Dye Sample Journal
Grades 10-12; Subject: Art; Related Subjects: Chemistry
Geometry in Traditional Quilt Designs
Grade 7; Subject: Mathematics, Pre-algebra; Related subjects: Afro-American and Native American cultures
Quilt Dilations
Grades 6-8; Subject: Mathematics
Quilt Squares
Grades 10-11; Subjects: Civics, Economics, U.S. History; Related Subjects: Appalachian Studies
Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Grades 4-5; Subject: Art; Related Subjects: Social Studies, Language Arts, Geometry
- http://www.wcu.edu/craftrevival/k12/Elem_slavequilts.html
- Note: Recent research has shown that much that was previously thought about the connection between quilt patterns and the Underground Railroad is a myth. Feel free to talk about this issue on our talk page, Underground Railroad Quilt Myths.
Lesson Plans from the Library of Congress' American Memory Project
Hundreds of lesson plans in American history and culture can be found at the LOC's Learning Page: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/index.html.
Michigan State University Art Education Lesson Plans
Michelle Aimar, "‘How I Can Help?’ Quilt", Quilting & Mixed Media, Media:Aimarmichelle.pdf
Amanda Bates, "Texture Quilt", magazine collage, Media:Batesamanda.pdf
Polie Campiteli, "Quilt Around the World", Media:Campitelipolie.pdf
Meghan Collins, "Do Something Graphic Design Quilt", Media:Collinsmeghan.pdf
Jaffe Davis, "IN HONOR OF QUILTING", Media:Davisjaffe.pdf
Nicole Fritsch, "Ceramic Quilt Mural", ceramic, Media:Fritschnicole.pdf
Joel Gargano, "Social Justice Quilt", Visual Communication (2D Art)/ International Studies, Media:Garganojoel.pdf
Amanda McKinney, "Crazy CD Quilt", painting, Media:Mckinneyamanda.pdf
Lesley Taylor, "Let’s Come Together", Quilting Concepts and Mixed Media, Media:Taylorlesley.pdf
Rebecca Treblin, "Quilting", mixed media, Media:Treblinrebecca.pdf
