Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Prairie

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Prairie Activity: Prairie Quilt
by Illinois State Museum
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/pdfs/pr_quilt.pdf

K-8 unit on prairie life and quilting that introduces students to the prairie, including fauna, flora, land forms, settlement, and cultural life, linking it to its representation in traditional quilt patterns. Students are guided in using digital cameras to document images of the prairie that can be used in quilt blocks. Unit addresses Illinois Board of Education Goals and Standards in the Arts. (2 p.PDF)

Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8	Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Activities	Language: English
Subjects: Decorative arts; Illinois--Social life and customs; Quilts; Quilting; Prairie; Needlework Geographic locations: [No specific location]; Illinois

Sponsoring Organization:
MuseumLink Illinois
1011 East Ash Street
Springfield IL 62703
(217) 782-7475
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/

Other Organizations:
Illinois State Museum
502 South Spring Street
Springfield IL 62706-5000
(217) 782-7386
http://www.museum.state.il.us/

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