When Life Gives You Scraps, Make A Quilt!

State WV

Status Ready for Users
Stage Public
Subject English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Studies
Author Mary Beth Hunt, Frances Brookhart, Kim Love
Description Students will explore geometric shapes, family and Appalachian Heritage, community and sharing in a variety of quality literature.
The 21st Century Tools computers with Internet access, Microsoft Office Suite, Data Projector
Grade Level 7
National Standards NL-ENG.K-12.1 READING FOR PERSPECTIVE
NL-ENG.K-12.2 UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
NL-ENG.K-12.3 EVALUATION STRATEGIES
NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
NL-ENG.K-12.6 APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
NL-ENG.K-12.7 EVALUATING DATA
NL-ENG.K-12.8 DEVELOPING RESEARCH SKILLS
NL-ENG.K-12.9 MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
NL-ENG.K-12.11 PARTICIPATING IN SOCIETY
NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS
NM.5-8.1 PROBLEM SOLVING
NM.5-8.2 COMMUNICATION
NM.5-8.3 REASONING
NM.5-8.4 CONNECTIONS
NM.5-8.8 PATTERNS AND FUNCTION
NM.5-8.12 GEOMETRY
NM.5-8.13 MEASUREMENT

NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS
NSS-G.K-12.5 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
NSS-USH.5-12.2 ERA 2: COLONIZATION AND SETTLEMENT (1585-1763)
NSS-USH.5-12.4 ERA 4: EXPANSION AND REFORM (1801-1861)
NSS-USH.5-12.6 ERA 6: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL UNITED STATES (1870-1900)
NSS-USH.5-12.7 ERA 7: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA (1890-1930)


Career Clusters Fine Arts and Humanities
Keywords Quilts, Appalachian Heritage, Literature Circles, Community, Sharing, Family Tree, Family Traditions
Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) Overview
Lesson1: Scraps of Geometry
Lesson2: Scraps of Family Trees
Lesson3: Scraps of Literature
Lesson4: Scraps of Paideia Seminaring
Lesson5: Scraps of Life


English IGO or CSO 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.15, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.22, 7.23, 7.25, 7.26, 7.31, 7.35, 7.37, 7.38, 7.39, 7.47, 7.56, 7.57, 7.60, 7.61, 7.62, 7.64, 7.71, 7.88, 7.94, 7.95, 7.137, 7.141, 7.164, 7.165, 7.166, 7.170, 7.173


Math IGO or CSO 7.34, 7.35, 7.37, 7.44
Social Studies IGO or CSO 7.29, 7.33, 7.34, 7.38, 7.52, 7.54, 7.57, 7.59, 7.60, 7.66, 7.68