Second graders are sharing some of their own stories in squares - quilting squares to be exact. As we read some of the amazing books by Patricia Polacco, many of which are based on her own childhood stories, we are connecting to the literature through art and sewing. Each student has the opportunity to create a square with one of four themes: family, birthday, favorite toy, and something they enjoy. As we create the squares, we are reading about Ms. Polacco's family in
The Keeping Quilt, her favorite toy in
Betty Doll, a birthday she remembers in
Some Birthday and how she struggled to find her own talents in
Thank You Mr. Falker. When we have four squares, we will sew them together to make a small quilt. Just the perfect size for a hand sewn teddy bear?
Second graders are sharing some of their own stories in squares - quilting squares to be exact. As we read some of the amazing books by Patricia Polacco, many of which are based on her own childhood stories, we are connecting to the literature through art and sewing. Each student has the opportunity to create a square with one of four themes: family, birthday, favorite toy, and something they enjoy. As we create the squares, we are reading about Ms. Polacco's family in The Keeping Quilt, her favorite toy in Betty Doll, a birthday she remembers in Some Birthday and how she struggled to find her own talents in Thank You Mr. Falker. When we have four squares, we will sew them together to make a small quilt. Just the perfect size for a hand sewn teddy bear?
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