Piecing Together Ohio's Past:  Exploring the History of Ohio through Quilts 

[ What's In This Curriculum | Curriculum Overview | Goals | Using This Curriculum ]

What's In This Curriculum

Unit 1: Ties to Community	Unit 2: Secret Codes or Messages	Unit 3: Making a Statement	Unit 4: Remembering Others

The curriculum is composed of four independent units that examine the history of Ohio. Each unit deals with some aspect of Ohio's history and the role of quilts. Information in the units can be used independently or used as an entire unit.  Teacher Resources and related web sites are arranged by subject matter and by grade level to aid in finding appropriate content.

Units currently available at this site:

Unit 1: Ties to Community examines early Ohio settlement and the first inhabitants. The quilts brought to Ohio by it's earliest settlers were reminders of the people and places they left behind.

Unit 2: Secret Codes or Messages tells the story of a young slave struggling to understand freedom and how quilts help him escape.

Unit 3: Making a Statement explores the struggle of women for the right to vote and using quilts as a means of making a statement.

Unit 4: Remembering Others brings students into the present with an examination of the NAMES AIDS quilts and other types of quilts used to remember others lives and contributions.  Memorial quilts have been used throughout Ohio's history and continue to be created today. (Recommended for middle and high school students, due to content covered.)

Curriculum Overview

Purpose

Use quilts as a teaching tool to explore the history of Ohio and how quilts impact our lives

Curriculum Goals

Objectives:

1.  Students will gain a better understanding of the importance of quilts in the past and present

2.  Students will examine quilts to learn about the history of Ohio and quilting in Ohio

3.         Students will appreciate the role quilts play in women’s history.

4.         Students will learn about the social, political and economic influences of quilts

5.         Teachers will gain access to resources and ideas for incorporating quilts and the quilting theme into their classrooms.

Using This Curriculum
 

This curriculum contains:

• Four units examining the chronological history of Ohio, and the way quilts have impacted Ohio's history.
• Resources for teachers to use in the classroom to incorporate quilts into their curriculum.

• Quilts relationship to different subjects

  •                 Art

  •                 Language Arts

  •                 Math

  •                 History

  •                 Science & Technology

  •                 Research & Inquiry

  
  

• Resources are arranged by grade level:

  

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Last Revision: 02/01/2001