Jinny's Quilts provides directions for making a quilt. Quilt Links is a valuable jump station. Gwen's quilts provides ideas for quilts. Brainstorm the definition of the word culture . Step 2 Survey the class to find who knows about their heritage.
Students write about their own names and share results.
Continue discussion of the heritage of names. For homework, students interview parents as to how and why they got their names. Step 5 Students choose a folktale from their own culture, read it for the lesson taught, then create a Culture and Folktale Poster that reveals characteristics of that culture. Step 6 Set aside one day where students share their posters. The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco to the class.