Use the keeping quilt by patricia polacco to foster a classroom community and discuss traditions. Aug 29, 2019 the many awards that patricia polacco has received for her childrens picture books include the. Patricia polacco author study 2nd grade catherine brackett trinity university. It will be like heaving the family in backhome russia dance around us at night. The understated telling is beautifully supported and extended in art that harks back to polacco s early books. The many awards that patricia polacco has received for her childrens picture books include the. The keeping quilt is a beautiful picture book by patricia polacco that details the life story of patricia polaccos family that has emigrated from russia and how her great gramma anna passed down her precious quilt to her children for four generations and has. The keeping quilt is a beautiful story of patricia s ancestry, and it is the perfect book to begin an author study with.
She grew up to be an illustrator, a designer, and creator of many beloved childrens books, including the keeping quilt, the blessing cup, fionas lace, the trees of the dancing goats. Facts about author and illustrator patricia polacco. This edition has been expanded to include patricias two children, who have also been able to share in the family tradition by using the quilt for birthdays and for play. Not surprisingly, her stories often involve meaningful interactions between young and old people as well as an intermingling of different cultures. The resources and activities suggested here will help students to enjoy and learn.
Explain that we are going to make a keeping quilt for the classroom. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Remnants from aunt havdalahs nightgown and aunt natashas apron become part of a quilt that is used in many ways, including as a sabbath tablecloth and wedding canopy. In this family and culture lesson, students discuss their families and their similarities and differences. The keeping quilt was originally made from her great grandmothers favorite dress and babushka, was decorated by all the russian ladies in their neighborhood, and used as a tablecloth, a picnic blanket, a wedding huppa, and was wrapped tightly around all the new babies in the family for generations to follow. I like to read the keeping quilt by patricia polacco because it connects to later lessons on immigration and family ancestry. She has put down snippets of not only her life, but of her ancestors, into delightful stories that transcends all age groups.
This lesson plan will teach children about diversity in families through a quilt craft, fingerplays, family photos, and more. Author patricia polacco with the real keeping quilt on which her book was based. Students read books by the author patricia polacco and complete different activities for the 4 books. Author study babushka baba yaga chicken sunday just plain fancy the keeping quilt my. This huge comprehension focused bundle in digital and pdf includes before, during, and after activities to accompany the book, a patricia polacco research lapbook about her life a. The butterfly, by patricia polacco is a great book because it introduces students to the holocaust while still being appropriate for a young age. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco books library. The keeping quilt is a picture book by awardwinning authorillustrator, patricia polacco.
As a way to remember their home in russia, annas family sews a quilt from old clothes from their family. Overview, timeline, and author resources weve developed a sample author study using the popular author and illustrator, patricia polacco, as the model. She plans to make a quilt from a basket of old clothes, telling her daughter, it will be like having the family in backhome russia dance around us at night. The lesson plans have been developed to support you and your colleagues using these books as a readaloud of a thematic unit of study or as a single readaloud text. When i use patricia polacco s books with my students, i typically study her life as well. The resources and activities suggested here will help students to enjoy and learn from this story. Here is a set of lesson plans to create your own classroom quilt based on the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. In this lesson, students will read and discuss the. There are a total of five lessons some which will take more than o. The lesson plans have been developed to support you and your colleagues using these books as a readaloud of a. She was inducted into the authors hall of fame by the santa clara reading council in 1990, and received the commonwealth club of californias recognition of excellence that same year for babushkas. Although most quilts are made of cloth, theirs will be made of paper.
The keeping quilt, a childrens classic about patricia s family from russia is a dream jam book club favorite and how pieces of her relatives clothing became an heirloom family quilt. Patricia polaccos the keeping quilt 1988 is a semiautobiographical story that beautifully exemplifies multicultural literature. Building readers and writers with patricia polacco. Read aloud video of the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. Patricia polacco s writing also highlights historical events and cultural traditions.
This edition has been expanded to include patricia s two children, who have also been able to share in the family tradition by using the quilt for birthdays and for play. The keeping quilt 1988 began with polacco s greatgrandmother annas arrival in america. The only two things that she still owned from her native russia were her dress and a babushka. It is made from the clothing of family members who came to this country as immigrants. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco paperback book the. A read aloud of the keeping quilt by patricia polacco.
You may want to read a book about quilts from your library. In this picture book, patricia tells the story of five. Feb 20, 2011 patricia polacco talks with our elementary students about the keeping quilt and shows them the original quilt. Patricia polacco belongs to a family of storytellers, poets, farmers, teachers, and artists. The keeping quilt, used in a variety of ways for all sorts of occasions and made from scraps of old clothes, is a. First its a babushka, then a quilt border, picnic throw, wedding canopy, baptismal wrap, tablecloth, pretend cape, comforter, etc. It is a perfect way to teach your students to think and. Every morning she sits in a rocking chair she has lots of them and collects her thoughts and plans for the day as she rocks.
Jun 28, 2011 the new york times bestselling author and illustrator of the keeping quilt patricia polacco offers this stunning and heartbreaking picture book to celebrate the memory and bravery of a single man who used the power of music to comfort thousands of people during a catastrophic situation. She loves the racially mixed neighborhood in which she and her husband live in oakland. Jun 26, 2012 the keeping quilt, a childrens classic about patricia s family from russia is a dream jam book club favorite and how pieces of her relatives clothing became an heirloom family quilt. In this lesson, students will read and discuss the story, then create a paper quilt of their own to. As a result of this lesson, students will be able to. Author patricia polacco was once a young girl who lived on a farm in union city, michigan and came from a family of storytellers. Download the keeping quilt activity to create a special quilt for your classroom walls fill out the form to download the the keeping quilt activity now. The keeping quilt, patricia polacco s signature piece, was first published in 1988 and won the sydney taylor book award from the association of jewish libraries. Soon enough, though, anna outgrew the dress and her mother decided to incorporate it and the babushka into a quilt. The keeping quilt written and illustrated by patricia polacco as a way to remember their home in russia, annas family sews a quilt from old clothes from their family. Falker, firetalking, the thinking quilt, thundercake, ginger and petunia, my ol man, and the limonade club, this unit will allow students to grow as writers by studying an patricia polacco. The keeping quilt printables, classroom activities, teacher.
The new york times bestselling author and illustrator of the keeping quilt patricia polacco offers this stunning and heartbreaking picture book to celebrate the memory and bravery of a single man who used the power of music to comfort thousands of people during a catastrophic situation. Patricia, the author, tells the story of six generations of her own family since her great grandmother immigrated to the united. When patricias greatgramma anna came to america as a child, the only things she brought along from russia were her dress and the babushka she liked to throw up into the air when she was dancing. The story starts with annas family comes to new york, the new life they are beginning. Video interviews with patricia polacco links to several short interviews with the author, biography, bibliography, and transcript.
See all books authored by patricia polacco, including thunder cake, and thank you, mr. The reason id use this one second is that it gives more information about her familys immigration to the united states and her connections to russia. Here, we provide an overview of what the author study will look like, what youll need to do to prepare the class for the study, suggested books to read, ideas for presenting. The author shares the story of the quilt that her greatgreatgrandmother and her immigrant neighbors created in longago new york, which has been passed down through four generations of the authors family. The keeping quilt by the prolific patricia polacco is a picture book that tells of eastern european immigration and the quilt that is passed through multiple generations. Patricia polacco teachers and librarians penguin books. Access requires realone player, available via link onsite if your computer doesnt already have it. Polacco has won the 1988 sydney taylor book award for the keeping quilt, and the 1989 international reading association award for rechenkas eggs. This download includes 5 full interactive read aloud lesson plans and extensions featuring patricia polacco s heartwarming stories. Patricia polacco books list of books by author patricia. Here she would relate fascinating stories of her family in the old world and their culture. Find keeping quilt lesson plans and teaching resources. Patricia polacco books list of books by author patricia polacco. Patricia polacco is one of the greatest storytellers of our generation.
From a basket of old clothes, annas babushka, uncle vladimirs shirt, aunt havalahs nightdress and an apron of aunt natashas become the keeping quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco, paperback barnes. There are also two activities that go along with this book. Born on july 11, 1944, patricia lived the first five years of her life on a. Annas mother eventually takes parts of her dress and babushka along with old clothes belonging to other relatives and makes a quilt that will remind everyone of their homeland. The keeping quilt polacco, patricia when my greatgramma anna came to america, she wore the same thick overcoat and big boots she had worn for farm work. The keeping quilt project create a classroom quilt teaching. The keeping quilt literature guide page 2 teachervision. She is known throughout the country for her school visits which inspire children to think of themselves as heroes and to. She has written and illustrated thunder cake, the keeping quilt, chicken sunday, and many other favorites. Patricia polacco doesnt create a book unless she loves the story.
Ask the class to begin to identify different ways that patricia s family members are helpful to one another. Choose the questions and activities that work best with the age and interests of the child or class you are sharing this book with. This site has a biography of polacco and lesson plans for many of her books. In the present day, patricia tells the story of her great grandmother, anna, to her daughter, traci denise. Recommended for ages math mentor textthe keeping quilti am a huge fan of patricia polacco books. This is a heartwarming story of a family that immigrates to the united states, but needs a way to keep the family in russia close at heart. The blessing cup book by patricia polacco official. For example, in the keeping quilt and when lightning comes in a jar, patricia learns the stories and traditions of her ancestors from the older members of her family, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The keeping quilt activity k5 download sadlier school.
This unit is designed to go with the book and will take one to two weeks to complete. This activity will help students tackle a fictional text with challenging vocabulary. The keeping quilt is about polaccos greatgrandmother anna, who immigrated to new york city. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the books babushka baba yaga, boat ride with lillian two blossom, pink and say, and. Patricia polacco s classic tale the keeping quilt manages to blend, in not all that many pages, family, love, tradition, the cycle of life, and the ebb and flow of events in one family which are anchored by just one thing. Donate your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation. The quilt symbolizes the family connections that endure through the generations. To make the quilt, get at least 20 gallon size ziplock bags. List the materials old clothes used to make the quilt. Keeping quilt, the by patricia polacco carol hurst. The keeping quilt printables, classroom activities.
This is a perfect addition to your patricia polacco author study. Four generations in a jewish immigrant family use the same fabric. Activities and lesson plans around patricia polaccos book, the. In this story, the keeping quilt is passed along from generation to generation. Patricia polacco is now the author and illustrator of many charming picture books. Students read the book the keeping quilt by patricia polacco and create their own quilt. Call patricia s corporate offices at 517 741 5019 or patricia. Post writing memoirspersonal narratives using patricia polacco. A teachers guide to the keeping quilt by patricia polacco choose.
A video interview with patricia polacco reading rockets. Activities and lesson plans around patricia polaccos book. This heartwarming book tells the story of a quilt that was passed down from generation to generation. In the patricia polacco reflection book, have the students write about something that they. We will make a quilt to help us always remember home, annas mother said. In new york city, her fathers work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day. Her own passion for a story drives the narrative of her books, and this is clear in her dramatic and touching art. The keeping quilt 1988 by patricia polacco is a beautifully illustrated picture book about a multigenerational family of jewish russian immigrants in america. In this sortof prequel, anna and her family are forced to leave russia during the pogroms. The assemblies consist of family stories, the real keeping quilt is brought for the children. They came from many parts of the world, but mainly russia.
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