Language Arts

Teaching References

Quilts,Quilters, Quilting, and Patchwork in Fiction for Children and Young Adults - comprehensive list of quilt related literature for all ages.

Geometric Design in Ohio Quilts: An Integrated Math, Art, Social Studies and Language Arts Curriculum, developed by the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, targeted for fourth grade but applicable to many ages.

Quilting Activities Across the Curriculum : A Thematic Unit Filled With Activities Linked to Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science; Wendy Buchberg

The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days : With Projects Kids Can Make; Mary Cobb, Jan Davey Ellis (Illustrator)

Patchwork Math 1: 100 Addition and Subtraction Reproducibles; Debra Baycura, Scholastic Instructor Books

Patchwork Math 2: 100 Multiplication and Division Reproducibles; Debra Baycura, Scholastic Instructor Books

Bringing History Home: Local and Family History Projects for Grades K-6; M. Gail Hickey

Doing History: Investigating with Children in Elementary and Middle School; Linda S. Levstik and Keith C. Barton

Making Social Studies Come Alive : 65 Teacher-Tested Ideas for Classroom Use; Marilyn Kretzer, et al    

  

Children’s Books

Bess's Log Cabin Quilt; D. Anne Love, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)  

The Boy and the Quilt; Cheryl Benner (Illustrator), Shirley S. Kurtz  

The Canada Geese Quilt; Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Leslie Bowman  

Eight Hands Round : A Patchwork Alphabet; Ann Whitford Paul, et al

The Josefina Story Quilt; Eleanor Coerr  

The Keeping Quilt; Patricia Polacco

Lavendar; Karen Hesse Contemporary story for ages 7 to 9, Codie makes a quilt for Aunt Alix's new baby.

The Log Cabin Quilt; Ellen Howard, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)

Luka's Quilt; Georgia Guback  

A Name on the Quilt; a Story of Remembrance.; Jeannine Atkins,  Illustrated by Tad Hills. Atheneum, 1999. 32 p. ISBN 0689815921 ( ages 4-8) The story of a girl who works on a panel for the AIDS quilt in memory of her much-loved uncle -- Lauren Works.

The Quilt; Ann Jonas 

The Quilt Story (Paperstar); Tony Johnston, et al  

The Quiltmaker's Gift; Jeff Brumbeau; Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, 210 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802; 218/727-0500, 1999. Fairy tale-like story of greedy king who wants the quiltmaker to give him a quilt.  She only gives to the poor so he must give away his fortune.

Reuben and the Quilt; Merle Good; Good Books, Intercourse, PA 17534; 800/762-7171, 1999. Amish family makes a quilt for an auction, for children ages 4 to 8.

Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt; Lisa Cambell Ernst

   

Children's Literature related to the Underground Railroad
  • Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson Related lesson plan
  • Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter Related web site with interactive quilt
  • Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt by Barbara Smucker; Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1995. Mennonite family flees to Canada taking the Bear Paw quilt grandmother made.
  • Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene Targ Bull
  • If you traveled on the underground railroad by Ellen Levine
  • The Story of Harriet Tubman by Kate McMullen
  • A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David A. Adler
  • Harriet Tubman by Matthew G. Grant
  • Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold
  • Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers.  Mary E. Lyons. Illustrated with photographs.  Scribner's.  48 pp.  ISBN 0-684-19576-3 "Inspired by the Bible, African tradition, and the world around her, Harriet Powers created wonderful art and preserved, piece by piece, a part of the African-American legacy in the Americas in the nineteenth century."

NEWLY Released Books

  • Under the Quilt of Night by Deborah Hopkinson (Antheneum, $16, ages 5 to 10) Companion to Sweet Clara and the Freedom Train
  • Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone (Knopf, $17; age 10 and older)
  • Bright Freedom's Song by Gloria Houston (Harcourt Brace, $16; age 10 and older)
  • Let My People Go by Patricia and Fredrick McKissak (Atheneum, $20; all ages) Format consists of Bible stories set against the backdrop of American slavery.  Twelve tales ranging from Genesis to Daniel and dealing with themes of oppression are related by a former slave to his daughter.

 

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