Wrap Yourself in Memories~ Paper Memory Quilt

Lesson Summary:
This lesson was taught by myself and my partner Reggie Lawrence. For this lesson we introduced the students to different cultures that use quilting. We talked to the students about different types of quilts and about the history of quilt making. We then asked the students to pick out eight different pieces of scrap booking paper. We asked that the paper resemble some sort of memory for the students whether it be a color that reminded them of something or words on the paper. We then went through the steps of cutting out and making four different quilt blocks that the students rearranged on their paper background to create their own memory quilt.The students were given three different square and circle templates to cut out their own squares and circles to make the quilt blocks.  After the students had created their quilts we displayed them on a bulletin board as one large classroom quilt.

Extension Activity:
If I were to use this in the future I would use it for a math lesson. The students are asked to cut out many squares and circles. I would use this activity to teach the students about different geometric shapes and measuring. The students would be asked to measure out their own squares and circles without using the templates.