Materials Needed
12x 12" Black Construction Paper
4x 4" various colors of construction paper
3x 3" various colors of construction paper
metallic markers (optional)
colored pencils
glue
scissors
For Black History Month, I decided to try Freedom Quilts with my 4th graders. The Underground Railroad actually ran across here in the state of Maryland, therefore I thought this would a great topic! Harriet Tubman was born on the Eastern shore of Maryland as well, so I wanted to focus on famous African-American figures from the area. Freedom Quilts played a significant role in the Underground Railroad because they served as signs/signals for those runaway slaves that were running away towards their "freedom." I discussed this on the first day and showed students the different signals used on the freedom quilts, and what they stood for. ( see below)
Students looked at this handout and filled it out to help plan how their designs would turn outDay 2/3-Using their handouts, I had the students fold their 12x 12" pieces of black construction paper two times to make 4 equal 6x6" squares. I gave students several different colors of 4x4" squares to start creating their chosen signals. I demonstrated how they could fold the 4x4" squares diagonally to make triangles. I also gave students 3 x3" squares in case if they wanted to layer different colors on top to add more color. They were also allowed to use metallic markers to add some more "pizzaz" if they wanted. The students seemed to really enjoy this project!
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