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A Digital Quilt

Subject: Visual Arts Ed. Technology
Grade: 3-5

Brief Description

In this activity, which correlates with the book The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flourney, students use digital technology to create squares for a class quilt.

Objectives

Students will be able to take pictures of other students, use software to download picture files, print pictures, decorate picture frames, and insert their pictures.

Keywords

digital camera, photography, cultural connections

Materials Needed

Digital Camera and software, computer hook up, photo quality paper, construction paper in various colors, glue, glitter, crayons, ribbons, bows, etc.

Lesson Plan

  • Use a digital camera to take each student's picture.
  • Help students download their pictures to the computer. Print the pictures in a 5 x 7 size.
  • Have students create picture frames by cutting a 5x7 square from the construction paper, cutting the frame into the desired shape, and decorating it with glitter, paper, ribbons, and so on.
  • Combine the squares into a "quilt" on a classroom bulletin board.

Assessment

A discussion of the activity will assess the student understanding of the project. The actual quilt square will also be evidence.

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted by Lisa Nash, ([email protected]) Hunter Elementary School, Toledo, Ohio


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A Digital Quilt TAGLINE: *** Create a quilt with digital photography! Lisa Nash, who teaches at Hunter Elementary School in Toledo, Ohio, submitted this week's lesson. Students create a patchwork quilt using digital photography. [NOTE TO PATTY/NANCY: TEXT OF LESSON APPEARS BELOW. THIS IS COPY-EDITED TEXT, SO IT NEEDS TO REPLACE ANY PREVIOUSLY POSTED TEXT.] Lesson Plan Title: A Digital Quilt Subjects: Literature, Visual Arts, Ed Technology Grade: 3-5 Brief Description: In this activity, which correlates with the book [set ITAL] The Patchwork Quilt, [set ITAL] by Valerie Flourney, students use digital technology to create squares for a class quilt. Objectives Students demonstrate abilities to take pictures of other students, use software to download picture files, print pictures, decorate picture frames, and insert their pictures. Keywords digital camera, photography, cultural connections Materials Needed digital camera and software, computer hook-up, photo quality paper, construction paper in various colors, glue, glitter, crayons, ribbons, bows, etc. The Lesson: [set bullet] Have students take pictures of one another with the digital camera. [set bullet] Help students download their pictures to the computer. Print the pictures as 5 x 7s. [set bullet] Have students create picture frames by cutting 5 x 7 squares from the construction paper, cutting the frames into the desired shape, and decorating them with glitter, paper, ribbons, and so on. [set bullet] Combine the squares into a "quilt" on a classroom bulletin board. Assessment: A discussion of the activity will assess the student understanding of the project. The actual quilt square will also be evidence. Submitted by Lisa Nash, Hunter Elementary School, Toledo, Ohio [Lisa Nash: [email protected]]

07/11/2000