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Block by Block

Block by Block

Use geometric shapes to create a quilt block.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

Steps

  • Step 1

    Read a book such as "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco or "The Kindness Quilt" by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Discuss how quilts are both functional items and works of art, how they become family keepsakes, and how they exist all over the world in different styles. Show examples of quilts and point out some of the geometric shapes within them.

  • Step 2

    Have children trace geometric shapes onto construction paper in various colors. Ask them to cut them out. They might want to decorate a few of them with markers. Have them make "stitch lines" to join the shapes using a black marker.

  • Step 3

    Have them assemble and glue the shapes onto a larger square piece of paper. When everyone is done, arrange the squares into one big quilt. Talk about how combining different styles can increase the appeal and the impact of the piece.

Standards

LA: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

MATH: Create models that demonstrate math concepts and attend to precision.

MATH: Describe, compare, quantify, and classify objects by attributes. Sort objects into categories.

Adaptations

Create a "kindness quilt." In the book by the same name, a girl creates a paper quilt by depicting different acts of kindness on each square. Have each student create one or more kindness squares, then join them together and display.

Use pieces of fabric and Crayola Fabric Crayons or Fabric Markers to create a quilt.