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Category Archives: quilting
A Walk Down Memory Lane – Photos Tell the Stories
I have been plugging away at deleting photos from my media library, because I am close to using up my available space. I know, it’s only a photo, but as I scroll through the photos, every one has been a … Continue reading
Posted in American flag, Author interview, children's books, Diversity, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Gloria, history, Inspiration, military, Nature, picture books, play performances, preschool, quilting, Teaching young children, The Arts
Tagged children's books, Early Education, Inspiration, My best blog photos, Photo highlights in the classroom, Photos over the years of teaching, preschool, teaching young children
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A New Quilt – Part 4
In Part 3, we made a giant sketch for the quilt based on what the children felt were important parts of the song and the book, “This Land is Your Land.” Woody’s guitar, the church from the ‘sad page’, landmarks … Continue reading
Posted in America, Early Education, history, Imagination, Inspiration, music, patriotism, quilting, Singing, Teaching young children, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged America, Arlo Guthrie, emergent curriculum, patriotism, quilting, quilting with children, Singing, This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
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A New Quilt – Part 3
In Part 2, after the song had become all-consuming for children, I told Naomi about the one time this had happened before, eight years ago. A song was beloved to children. They couldn’t get enough. And so, we made a quilt. … Continue reading
A New Quilt – Part 2
In Part 1, children embraced the song “This Land is Your Land” as their own. They sang the song every day, multiple times a day. By the time winter arrived, they had ‘taken over’, and constantly used the book This Land … Continue reading
Posted in America, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, music, patriotism, Peace, picture books, quilting, Singing, Teaching young children
Tagged America, Children designing a quilt, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, patriotism, picture books, quilting, Singing, This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
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A New Quilt – Part 1
And to my surprise, the children have driven the making of yet another quilt. Over the past ten years, my preschool class has designed quilts. Each one materialized because of something the children were passionate about. When they couldn’t get … Continue reading
Posted in America, American flag, Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, geography, history, patriotism, picture books, preschool, quilting, Singing, The Arts
Tagged Boston Fisher House, Boston State House, Children designing a quilt, emergent curriculum, Kathy Jakobsen, music, National Liberty Museum, preschool, quilting, Singing, singing books, teaching young children, This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
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The Legacy of Milly, Part 9
In Part 8, Milly and the children were guests of honor at the one-year anniversary of the Boston Fisher House. With a full crowd in attendance, including members of the Fisher family, we presented the God Bless America quilt. And, a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Gloria, Imagination, Inspiration, Kindness, Love, Peace, quilting, Singing, Teaching young children, The Arts, wonder
Tagged Bells of Peace, Imagination, Inspiration, Milly the Quilter, Peace Quilt, quilting, Teaching children
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The Legacy of Milly, Part 8
In Part 7, the God Bless America quilt was delivered to the Massachusetts Fisher House in Boston. The plan was to have a grand event and send-off, but the Director asked if Boston could have the quilt. Headquarters not only agreed, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, military, patriotism, quilting, Singing, The Arts, wonder, young children
Tagged "God Bless America", challenge coins, Fisher House, Fisher House Foundation, Imagination, Inspiration, Milly the Quilter, patriotism, quilting, young children
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The Legacy of Milly, Part 7
In Part 6, the quilt, Milly, and the children were VIPs aboard the Intrepid Museum in NYC. What an event! The museum’s Curator called me to say the quilt was too large to hang at the museum. Their Executive Board unanimously … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Giving, Imagination, Inspiration, military, patriotism, quilting, Singing, The Arts, wonder, young children
Tagged "God Bless America", Fisher House Foundation, Fisher Houses, Imagination, Inspiration, Milly the Quilter, quilting, Teaching children, Wounded Warrior Project
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