I will note that we spent time on MLK and John Lewis in Alabama, although we could equally have talked about them in Georgia, but AL was the heart of their civil rights movement work (and where John Lewis grew up). We may circle back though, when we get to Georgia.
Books:
Y is for Yellowhammer: An Alabama Alphabet
Exploring the States: Alabama
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Alexander Ramsey Calvin and Bettye Stroud
Ultimate Field Trip 5: Blasting Off to Space Academy
Art project:
Alabama quilts project
After reading The Last Mule at Gee's Bend, and perusing the photos of actual quilts in The Quilts of Gee's Bend, plus viewing a short video about the quilts online, we were ready to make our own collage version. If you don't know about the Gee's Bend quilts, I definitely encourage you to learn more. They are beautiful and come with a lot of history from the African American women who make them, and have passed down their quilting tradition while supporting their families and community. After coming up with the idea of doing Gee's Bend inspired quilts via collage I did some searching and found a couple of bloggers who have done this before, so we looked and their ideas as well:
- https://artprojectsforkids.org/gees-bend-quilt-collage/
- http://elfersartroom.blogspot.com/2013/04/1st-grade-gees-bend-quilt-collages.html
How we did it: I cut 5 sheets of 8/12 x 11 card stock into four equal rectangles so that we had a pile of 4 each in 5 different colors. The kids each selected 4 pieces to be their quilt squares. The remaining pieces they cut up free form and pasted on their squares in the design of their choosing. Then we pasted all 4 quilt pieces on a piece of black 9x12 construction paper for backing.
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