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Tag Archives: quilting with children
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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Happy Birthday, Milly
We wished Milly a Happy Birthday this week, as she turns 87-years-young. Since 2009, Milly has been connecting generations with my preschoolers. I get to stand back and watch love and happiness ignite into hugs and smiles, from both the children … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Early Education, Kindness, Peace, quilting
Tagged connecting generations, Early Education, Peace, Peace Quilt, quilting, quilting with children
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Milly and Our Peace Quilt
In the fall of 2015, the children in my classroom wrote a Peace Book; what they thought peace really was, through their eyes. The book was genuine: my new baby sister, the ocean, reading a book, dinner with my family, and … Continue reading
Singing “God Bless America”
Children love to sing. Over the years in my classroom a favorite song always emerges; “God Bless America”. The tune is nice and the words are simple for children to sing. I bring all types of music into my classroom. … Continue reading
Peace Poetry with Preschoolers
Some years ago my class spent time under a Peace Portal we made on top of our classroom loft. It was constructed with four columns of carpeting tubes painted in black and decorated in a way that children wanted. The … Continue reading
Linking the Generations at School
Milly is a master quilter who regularly visits my classroom. Over the years she and the children have designed and made some quilts that are incredible works of art. One hangs in the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. Another hangs … Continue reading
Jennie and Milly the Quilter
I had dinner with Milly the quilter tonight. She has been such an important part of my classroom over the years. Her quilts are works of art, and when she quilts with children somehow she creates a magic connection that … Continue reading
Quilting Art With Children: Milly Part II
This is the story of children, a quilter, and how they connected ideas to create art that hangs in national museums. The first story (prior post) depicts the evolution of the Peace Quilt, and this story is the next chapter. … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching young children, Uncategorized
Tagged "God Bless America", classroom environment, emergent curriculum, learning through music, music, Patriotic songs, preschool, quilting art, quilting with children, Singing with Young Children, teaching young children, the power of music
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The Evolution of ‘Gloria’, part two.
This is a continuation of my previous post. ‘Gloria’, the classroom puppet evolved over two decades into a ‘person’ that continues to give children reasons to think about others. One early conversation (of which there are many) the children had … Continue reading