2020 Iditarod Quilt #16 Project
Mrs. Drudy's 2nd Grade Class Liberty Elementary School
Finding the Quiltmakers on the Map
Upon receiving the quilt, I made QR codes of each of the schools from which the educators that designed each square came (if information was included on the square). The students really enjoyed viewing the diversity of the schools and seeing the similarities and differences from theirs. After that, we displayed a huge U.S. Map alongside the quilt. After labeling the squares with A, B, C, etc., we connected the quilt block yarn to the corresponding state on the map. Students had a very similar recording sheet on which to record the same information. All the while we were using the appropriate geography vocabulary as it came up in our discussion. This activity addresses the following Indiana Academic standards in the area of Social Studies:
- "Locate Indiana and other Midwestern states on maps using simple grid systems."
- Identify the northern, southern, eastern and western hemispheres; cardinal and intermediate directions; and determine the direction and distance from one place to another"
Charting the Mileage
- "Add and subtract within 1000, using models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; describe the strategy and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones, and that sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds."
Sienna Says...
Google Maps=Our Best Friend
Eleanor Keeps Tabs
Designing Our Classroom Quilt
Finally, we designed our very own classroom Iditarod quilt. I'm telling you, as worked on assembling the students' quilt blocks it really occurred to me, These kiddos know their Iditarod and the character traits it represents. The way they've internalized it gives me chills.
Lanny Learns
A Tribute To Cindy Abbott
"Be the One..."
About Us
Email: tammy.drudy@uc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.uc.k12.in.us/liberty-elementary/liberty-elementary/
Location: 501 Eaton St, Liberty, IN, United States
Phone: 765-458-5521