Lesson 1 The Keeping Quilt Comprehension

Instructional Objectives: Students will:

 Read The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco.

Read narrative and expository text aloud with fluency and accuracy and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression.

Time Required: 60 minutes

Advanced Preparation: Pre-read The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. Bookmark or add the author's web site to your favorites on your Internet browser. Print out quilt designs for students. These are available in the Illustrative Materials section.

Materials:  Copies of The Keeping Quilt, computers with Internet access.

Vocabulary: babushka, sewn, scraps, needles, threaded, border, challah, handkerchief, huppa, linen, poverty, bouquet, gathering

Activity:

Read the Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco.

After reading The Keeping Quilt, have students visit the author’s Web Site:

http://patriciapolacco.com/

Have students visit The Keeping Quilt Web Site:

http://patriciapolacco.com/12-07-02/html/_books/keeping_quilt/kq_index.html

Extensions:

Have students research different quilt patterns. Visit Florida's Quilt Collection that includes 50 pieces representing a variety of designs and techniques.

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/quilts/

The Library of Congress has a site called Stitch A Quilt: Information On How Quilts Are Made.

http://americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/quilt

PBS has a site where you can read stories about how teachers have used quilt lessons in their classrooms.

http://pbs.org/americaquilts/classroom/index.html

PBS also has a site called Century of Quilts-America in Cloth

http://pbs.org/americaquilts/century/index.html

Evaluation:

Give students a comprehension test on the story. This is available as an Accelerated Reader test if your school participates in that program.

Have students take The Keeping Quilt Quiz at:

http://patriciapolacco.com/12-07-02/html/_fun_stuff/quizes/keeping.html

Illustrative Material:

Show students samples of different quilt patterns. Printable Quilt Coloring Pages are available at:

http://blockcentral.com/coloringbook.shtml

http://lizardofoz.com.au/Free_Stuff/Design_papers.htm