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Quilt
Skyline
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| Project
Description: |
| Problem
solving of abstract concepts is often difficult for
Kindergarten students to understand. The class will
design and create a quilt showing the skyline of a city.
Each student will design his/her individual piece of the
quilt using patterns as the visual representation. |
| Project
Goals: |
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| Essential
Question: |
- How do
patterns help us solve problems?
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| Specific
Questions: |
- What are
patterns?
- Why are
patterns helpful?
- How do we use
patterns?
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| Miami-Dade
CBC Learning Standards: |
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| CBC # |
Standards |
| MAD.1.1.1 |
Sorts and
classifies objects by color, shape, size or kind. |
| MAD.1.1.1 |
Identifies simple
patterns of sound, physical movements and
concrete objects. |
| MAD.1.1.2 |
Uses concrete
objects to create a pattern. |
| MAD.1.1.2 |
Transfers patterns
from one medium to another. |
| MAC.2.1.1 |
Recognizes symmetry
in the environment. |
| MAC.3.1.1 |
Knows the
attributes of a circle, square, triangle and
rectangle. |
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Unit Prerequisites:
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- Understanding
of shapes
- Be able to
work cooperatively
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| Performance
Actions: |
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Access:
- Observe
different types of quilts
- Gather
information about shapes
- Read a book
about shapes/patterns and quilts
Interpret:
- Show pictures
of different skylines
- Compare and
contrast different skylines
- Combine the
student’s work on one medium
Produce:
- Create a city
skyline using shapes for the quilt
- Draw shapes
to show the outline of the city
- Design the
size of the quilt
Communicate:
- Present your
quilt to City Hall and your school
- Display the
quilt at City Hall
- Sing a song
about the quilt
Evaluate:
- Do an
assessment on shapes
- Check to make
sure each medium has a pattern
- Do an
assessment on patterns
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| Performance
Assessment Plan: |
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| Performance
Indicator |
Assessment Tool |
| Sorts and
classifies objects by color, shape, size or kind. |
Teacher
Observed: Large index cards with pictures
and definitions. Project Rubric |
| Identifies simple
patterns of sound, physical movements and
concrete objects. |
Teacher Observed:
Make a pattern using shapes and colors on a
sentence strip. Project Rubric |
| Uses concrete
objects to create a pattern. |
Teacher
Observed: Using household objects, learners
will make an AB, ABC and AAB,etc. pattern.
Project Rubric |
| Transfers patterns
from one medium to another. |
Teacher
Observed: Completed project: Quilt
Project Rubric |
| Recognizes symmetry
in the environment. |
Teacher
Observed: Squirt paint on paper and fold the
paper in half to observe symmetry. (I.E.
butterfly)Project Rubric |
| Knows the
attributes of a circle, square, triangle and
rectangle. |
Teacher
Observed: Review definitions daily.
Have learners underline the correct shape after
the definition is read. Project Rubric |
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Teacher Resources:
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Internet:
Title
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Author
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| "Color
Zoo" |
Lois
Ehlert |
| "Fuzzy
Yellow Duckling" |
Matthew
Van Fleet |
| "Form
Follows Finance: Skyscrapers and Skylines in New
York and Chicago" |
Carol
Willis |
| "The
Greedy Triangle" |
Marilyn
Burns |
| "The
Keeping Quilt" |
Patricia
Polacco |
| "The
Patchwork Quilt" |
Valerie
Flournoy |
| "Something
from Nothing" |
Phoebe
Gilman |
| "Sweet
Clara and the Freedom Quilt" |
Deborah
Hopkinson |
| "Your
First Quilt" |
Carol
Doak and Ursula Reikes |
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