Quilt Patterns

WebQuest

by Mary S. Biro
all rights reserved
created 11/25/01
last revision 12/3/01

Title Page     Introduction    The Task     The Process    Evaluation    Conclusion

Teacher Page

Standards     Objectives     Materials     Procedures     Evaluation

Subjects:  Language Arts, Mathematics, grades 1-2

Standards:

English Language Arts
Applying Language Skills
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Math
Patterns and Relations
· Recognize, describe, extend, and create a wide variety of patterns
Geometry
· Describe, model, draw, and classify shapes
· Investigate and predict the results of combining, subdividing, and changing shapes;
· Develop spatial sense
· Recognize and appreciate geometry in their world.

Technology
· Use the browser navigation tools; back, forward.
· Follow a link.
· Use a mouse.

Objectives:

1. Using a Venn diagram the students will compare and contrast the stories; The Keeping Quilt By Patricia Polacco and The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy.
2. Students will make patterns using colored squares.
3. Students will use tangrams to make a square.
4. Students will use different shapes to make a virtual quilt.

Materials:

1. Pencil
2. Fabric glue
3. Assorted fabric scraps
4. White cotton cloth 6X6 Square
5. Computer lab
6. WebQuest: Quilt Patterns
7. Venn diagram

Procedures:

Task 1 Read the stories The Keeping Quilt By Patricia Polacco and The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy. Ask how are the stories similar, how are they different.  Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the stories.

Task 2 Have the students explore quilts using the following websites.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/quilt/atrads.html

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/quilts/

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/qlt:br001:collection=
 

Ask:  What shape did you see in these quilts? Did you find any circles, squares, and rectangles?
Did any quilts have a pattern?
Did any tell a story?  What kind of story did it tell?

Task 3 Model patter making using colored wooden squares.  Have use squares to create patterns.  Have the students go to this website:
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.1/standalone1.htm
Demonstrate how to use the interactive figures.  Have the students create patterns using the interactive figures.

Task 4 Demonstrate how to use the interactive tangrams.  Have the students use the tangrams create a quilt square.  Go to this site to create a square.
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/standalone1.htm

Task 5 Go the this site:
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/polygonplayground.html
Demonstrate how to drag the shapes to make a picture. Have the students drag shapes and design a quilt.

Task 6 Have the students design their own quilt square.
Using these materials:
Pencil to draw a design.
Fabric glue
Assorted fabric scraps
White cotton cloth 6X6 Square
1. Make your design.
2. Cut fabric to fit you design.
3. Glue.

Evaluation:

Assessment will be done by teacher observations and the use of the following rubrics.

Venn Diagram Rubric
 

	Needs to learn.	Gave some facts	Accomplished.	Did beyond what was required.
Told at least 3 facts that were different about the story: The Keeping Quilt
Told at least 3 facts that were different about the story: The Patchwork Quilt
Found at least 3 things that were the same about the 2 stories.

Participation Rubric
 

	Needs to learn	Developing	Applying	Consistently doing.
Shares responsibility.
Researches
Cooperates
Uses time wisely.
Stays on task.

Quilt Square Rubric
 
 

	Needs to learn	Developing	Applying	Accomplished
	No visible pattern in quilt square.	The quilt square has a pattern but it is not throughout the square.	The student applied a pattern but was not neat.	A pattern was applied throughout the square and it was done neatly.
Quilt Square