Quilting the Adventure
Materials:
· copies of page 44, scissors, tape, colored markers or pencils
· Quilting was an important job that women performed in the old West, and any quilt patterns were based on the new experiences the early pioneers had on their journey west.
· Go on the internet and look at some sample quilt patterns that pioneers may have used.
· Three are provided at the top of the template on page 44.
CREATING THE QUILT
· Think about all of the new sights, landscapes, and landforms the pioneers must have seen. Pick an image and think about how you can represent that image geometrically as a quilt pattern.
· Using the quilt template (page 44), draw the geometric shape of the quilt, color the shapes so that they look like pieces of fabric, and cut out the pattern.
· Then, on the back of the quilt, write a paragraph describing the image on the quilt and how it played a role in the lives of the pioneers.
· We will hang the quilt patterns on the wall in the hallway so they form one large quilt.
· A banner will read “Story Quilts of Our Westward Adventure.”
· Then you will attach it to Green construction paper with the title: “Story Quilt of my Westward Adventure”.
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Tracing the Old Spanish Trail--
· The Old Spanish Trail was a continuation of the Santa Fe Trail, with its jumping-off point at Santa Fe. From here, pioneers continued in a northwest direction. Once they crossed the Colorado River they turned southwest, crossed the Mojave Desert and Sierra Madre Mountains, and headed to Los Angeles.
· After they have traced all four trails, fill in the map key with the color that corresponds to each trail. Keep their maps handy so you can use them for the next activity.
Materials:
· copies of page 44, scissors, tape, colored markers or pencils
· Quilting was an important job that women performed in the old West, and any quilt patterns were based on the new experiences the early pioneers had on their journey west.
· Go on the internet and look at some sample quilt patterns that pioneers may have used.
· Three are provided at the top of the template on page 44.
CREATING THE QUILT
· Think about all of the new sights, landscapes, and landforms the pioneers must have seen. Pick an image and think about how you can represent that image geometrically as a quilt pattern.
· Using the quilt template (page 44), draw the geometric shape of the quilt, color the shapes so that they look like pieces of fabric, and cut out the pattern.
· Then, on the back of the quilt, write a paragraph describing the image on the quilt and how it played a role in the lives of the pioneers.
· We will hang the quilt patterns on the wall in the hallway so they form one large quilt.
· A banner will read “Story Quilts of Our Westward Adventure.”
· Then you will attach it to Green construction paper with the title: “Story Quilt of my Westward Adventure”.
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Tracing the Old Spanish Trail--
· The Old Spanish Trail was a continuation of the Santa Fe Trail, with its jumping-off point at Santa Fe. From here, pioneers continued in a northwest direction. Once they crossed the Colorado River they turned southwest, crossed the Mojave Desert and Sierra Madre Mountains, and headed to Los Angeles.
· After they have traced all four trails, fill in the map key with the color that corresponds to each trail. Keep their maps handy so you can use them for the next activity.