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Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

How does quilting help me to help someone else?

Todd County Middle School · 2018

OSEU 3Community

Grade level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Middle school collection; specific grade not stated.

Archived standards are preserved as originally published and may differ from current standards.

Compelling question

How does quilting help me to help someone else?

Standards & practices

OSEU 3-Learning crafts from elders, Generousity

Staging the question

Students will work to build blocks (4 patches) while working on their project that will all be put together to make a quilt to give to the Spotted Tail Crisis Center.

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

How can having a quilt make someone feel connected to the maker?

Formative performance task

Make 4 patches

Featured sources

OSEU 3-Pearl Kennedy-Colombe Pharmalee Quilting Field Trip

Supporting question 2

What does it mean to give a quilt to someone else?

Formative performance task

Sew 4 patches to setting blocks

Featured sources

You Tube: Star Quilt Explained

Supporting question 3

What can we do to make sure our blocks all fit together and are the same size?

Formative performance task

Sew blocks together to form a quilt top to give

Featured sources

Bonnie Hunter Leader and Ender explained

Summative performance task · Argument

Why do I have to do something for someone else?

Extension

Community is vital to our human existence. Creator has charged us with caring for one another. Learn from each other and from our mistakes.

Taking informed action

Students will create quilts throughout the year that will be given to the Spotted Tail Crisis Center. The center currently has 17 twin beds and 2 cribs. Blocks will be made in class as well as in an after school club.

Elder sources included in this lesson

No specific Elder video could be matched to the archived lesson’s source references.

Also named in the source: Pearl Kennedy-Colombe. A specific video was not identified for these references.

Original text & supporting materials

The complete archived text is retained here, including details that may extend beyond the inquiry blueprint.

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Lesson Title” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment “Lesson Title” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency “Lesson Title” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language “Lesson Title” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony “Lesson Title” | OSEU 5: Oral Tradition & Story “Lesson Title” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties “Lesson Title” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question How does quilting help me to help someone else? Standards and Practices OSEU 3-Learning crafts from elders, Generousity Staging the Question Students will work to build blocks (4 patches) while working on their project that will all be put together to make a quilt to give to the Spotted Tail Crisis Center. Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 How can having a quilt make someone feel connected to the maker? What does it mean to give a quilt to someone else? What can we do to make sure our blocks all fit together and are the same size? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Make 4 patches Sew 4 patches to setting blocks Sew blocks together to form a quilt top to give Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources OSEU 3-Pearl Kennedy-Colombe Pharmalee Quilting Field Trip You Tube: Star Quilt Explained Bonnie Hunter Leader and Ender explained Summative Performance Task Argument Why do I have to do something for someone else? Extension Community is vital to our human existence. Creator has charged us with caring for one another. Learn from each other and from our mistakes. Taking Informed Action Students will create quilts throughout the year that will be given to the Spotted Tail Crisis Center. The center currently has 17 twin beds and 2 cribs. Blocks will be made in class as well as in an after school club.

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Source provenance: TCMS.OSEU3Community-1.pdf · WoLakota Project archive. Reformatted for this collection.