Gee’s Bend Quilters: Culturally Responsive Teaching
Learning about the work of the Gee’s Bend Quilters and constructing an abstract quilt reflecting YOUR own story.
Resources
- Mixed media paper 12×12 inches
- Painted paper scraps
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- Watercolor / Tempura Paint
- Assorted Collage Materials
- 30 Days Of Diverse Books For 2nd and 3rd Grade
- Gee’s Bend: From Quilt to Print (15 minutes)
- Gee’s Bend (5 minutes)
- 5th Grade Quilt Collage based on Gee’s Bend Quilts (7 minutes)
Fine Art Standards
CREATE: Conceptualize, generate, develop and organize artistic ideas. Refine through persistence, reflection, and evaluation.
CONNECT: Synthesize and relate knowledge with personal meaning relating to societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
CONNECT: Synthesize and relate knowledge with personal meaning relating to societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
Integrated Standards
3RD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARD 2: Students will understand cultural factors that shape a community.
OBJECTIVE 1: Evaluate key factors that determine how a community develops.
OBJECTIVE 1: Evaluate key factors that determine how a community develops.
Objectives
Learning about the work of the Gee’s Bend Quilters and constructing an abstract quilt reflecting YOUR own story.