Quilting Geometry Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate Outcomes Students study geometry through the concepts of quilt design. Students will produce their own quilt and discuss the reasons why they chose their designs using their knowledge of the properties of triangles

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      language arts - reading , math Roles:      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       4, 5 Time frame:       3 hours or 4 sessions Technology Integration Venn Diagram Teaching Strategy Make a Quilt Underground Railroad Quilt Code Myth African-American Historical Antique Geometric Quilt Designs Underground Railroad Quilts & Abolitionist Fairs The Underground Railroad Quilt Code

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Standard: Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Understand, interpret, and work with pictures, numbers, and symbolic information. Quilt patterns prompt a discussion of interpreting pictures and symbols as relaying information to others. Students will also define the characteristics of a triangle by its angles and sides. Apply knowledge of mathematical concepts and procedures to figure out how to answer a question, solve a problem, make a prediction, or carry out a task that has a mathematical dimension Quilters are able to use mathematical concepts, such as angles, shapes, patterns, congruency and symmetry to make geometric designs. Define and select data to be used in solving the problem Using manipulatives such as pattern tiles, blocks and geoboards allows students to visualize shapes into designs. Determine the degree of precision required by the situation Understanding the angle degrees and congruent sides gives the student the ability to identify types of triangles. Solve problem using appropriate quantitative procedures and verify the results are reasonable The Venn Diagram allows the student to compare relationships of triangles. Communicate results using a variety of mathematical representations, including graphs, charts, tables, and algebraic models Students are communicating in several ways during this lesson - by using manipulatives, by completing a graphic organizer and by explaining their pattern in paragraph form and then sharing with the group.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent While studying the Underground Railroad, students become interested in quilts and the quilt code, giving the teacher the opportunity to extend the lesson into the academic area of mathematics. Contextual Using authentic quilts as examples and allowing students to produce a quilt design gives students the chance to better understand how quilts fit into our history. Reading the piece of literature also ties the two content areas together and provides a background for their understanding. Building Expertise Angles and triangles would have been previously introduced, but this lesson allows students to manipulate and visualize their relationship.

Lesson Designer Judy Franks Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 672-0753 jfranks@literacy.kent.edu

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