How Do You Make A Crayon Quilt?
A crayon quilt is an elementary school class project for second through fifth graders that connects art and colonial American history. Introduce the subject by bringing a quilt to show. Then show slides or pictures of famous historical American quilts. Each student will design a square and then all the squares will be combined and machine quilted by a parent or other volunteer. The subject of the quilt squares can have a basis in research. Each student could be assigned to make a square about one of the 50 states or about another theme that the students are studying. The project will take several class periods to complete but it can become part of the class legacy as it remains on exhibit for many years to come. Assign students to do research around the theme that the class has chosen for the quilt. Each student should be assigned a different specific research topic. Using what they learn from their research, the students must draw a rough plan for their quilt square. Do not permit let
