Black American Quilting

This lesson plan is part of our “Art through a Social Studies Lens” lesson plan series. Click here to view all 8 lessons.

This kit contains:

• Quilt Squares Ordering Activity

• "Cracked Justice" by Crump

Lesson Objectives

1. Identity Development — Consider what kinds of art or resistance feels accessible to students or to members of their communities.

2. Skills Development — Learn how to sew a quilt.

3. Intellectual Development — Learn about the history of Black American quilting.

4. Criticality — Analyze how history is told and who decides what art is.

Essential Questions

• What is the history of Black American quilting?

• How does one sew a quilt?

• What is the power/importance of oral history and folk art?

Introduction

This lesson plan for grades 4-5 discusses the history of Black American quilting. It seeks to raise questions about how history is told and the relationship of art to resistance.

Lesson plan created by Rose Clubok