The keeping quilt project create a classroom quilt teaching. Not surprisingly, her stories often involve meaningful interactions between young and old people as well as an intermingling of different cultures. The understated telling is beautifully supported and extended in art that harks back to polacco s early books. 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. A video interview with patricia polacco reading rockets. 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. Patricia polaccos the keeping quilt 1988 is a semiautobiographical story that beautifully exemplifies multicultural literature. The story starts with annas family comes to new york, the new life they are beginning. Aug 29, 2019 the many awards that patricia polacco has received for her childrens picture books include the. Patricia polacco books list of books by author patricia polacco. The keeping quilt activity k5 download sadlier school. The quilt symbolizes the family connections that endure through the generations.
Call patricia s corporate offices at 517 741 5019 or patricia. In this family and culture lesson, students discuss their families and their similarities and differences. Author patricia polacco with the real keeping quilt on which her book was based. 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. Donate your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation. Building readers and writers with patricia polacco. Overview, timeline, and author resources weve developed a sample author study using the popular author and illustrator, patricia polacco, as the model. Activities and lesson plans around patricia polaccos book, the. 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.
Access requires realone player, available via link onsite if your computer doesnt already have it. It will be like heaving the family in backhome russia dance around us at night. Patricia polacco s writing also highlights historical events and cultural traditions. 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 is a multigenerational story that follows a beloved quilt from one family member to another. The only two things that she still owned from her native russia were her dress and a babushka. The resources and activities suggested here will help students to enjoy and learn.
I am using this for a read aloud activity for thanksgiving for my first grade classroom. 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. In this lesson, students will read and discuss the. Patricia polacco doesnt create a book unless she loves the story. Feb 20, 2011 patricia polacco talks with our elementary students about the keeping quilt and shows them the original quilt. 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. The keeping quilt is about polaccos greatgrandmother anna, who immigrated to new york city. 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. There are also two activities that go along with this book. 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. To make the quilt, get at least 20 gallon size ziplock bags. The blessing cup book by patricia polacco official.
Activities and lesson plans around patricia polaccos book. This file is a 9 page download for directions on leading a close reading group with elementary students using the book the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. 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. Her own passion for a story drives the narrative of her books, and this is clear in her dramatic and touching art. 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. 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. She loves the racially mixed neighborhood in which she and her husband live in oakland. In this sortof prequel, anna and her family are forced to leave russia during the pogroms. In this picture book, patricia tells the story of five.
Polacco has won the 1988 sydney taylor book award for the keeping quilt, and the 1989 international reading association award for rechenkas eggs. Author study babushka baba yaga chicken sunday just plain fancy the keeping quilt my. Explain that we are going to make a keeping quilt for the classroom. Post writing memoirspersonal narratives using patricia polacco. Soon enough, though, anna outgrew the dress and her mother decided to incorporate it and the babushka into a quilt. 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. Use the keeping quilt by patricia polacco to foster a classroom community and discuss traditions. She has written and illustrated thunder cake, the keeping quilt, chicken sunday, and many other favorites. 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. Facts about author and illustrator patricia polacco. Born on july 11, 1944, patricia lived the first five years of her life on a.
Four generations in a jewish immigrant family use the same fabric. Read aloud video of the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. This lesson plan will teach children about diversity in families through a quilt craft, fingerplays, family photos, and more. The keeping quilt is a beautiful story of patricia s ancestry, and it is the perfect book to begin an author study with. The many awards that patricia polacco has received for her childrens picture books include the. Keeping quilt, the by patricia polacco carol hurst. The lesson plans have been developed to support you and your colleagues using these books as a readaloud of a. We will make a quilt to help us always remember home, annas mother said. As a result of this lesson, students will be able to. The keeping quilt 1988 began with polacco s greatgrandmother annas arrival in america. Students read the book the keeping quilt by patricia polacco and create their own quilt.
The keeping quilt literature guide page 2 teachervision. Students read books by the author patricia polacco and complete different activities for the 4 books. Video interviews with patricia polacco links to several short interviews with the author, biography, bibliography, and transcript. 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. Patricia polacco teachers and librarians penguin books. Mar 17, 2019 book two for me would be the keeping quilt. As a way to remember their home in russia, annas family sews a quilt from old clothes from their family. In the patricia polacco reflection book, have the students write about something that they. A teachers guide to the keeping quilt by patricia polacco choose. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco paperback book the.
This activity will help students tackle a fictional text with challenging vocabulary. Patricia polacco author study 2nd grade catherine brackett trinity university. 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. The keeping quilt 1988 by patricia polacco is a beautifully illustrated picture book about a multigenerational family of jewish russian immigrants in america. I like to read the keeping quilt by patricia polacco because it connects to later lessons on immigration and family ancestry. This heartwarming book tells the story of a quilt that was passed down from generation to generation. 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. Patricia polacco books list of books by author patricia. You may want to read a book about quilts from your library. 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. There are a total of five lessons some which will take more than o. See all books authored by patricia polacco, including thunder cake, and thank you, mr. 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 is a picture book by awardwinning authorillustrator, patricia polacco. It is made from the clothing of family members who came to this country as immigrants. 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. Ask the class to begin to identify different ways that patricia s family members are helpful to one another. 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. Find keeping quilt lesson plans and teaching resources. Patricia polacco is now the author and illustrator of many charming picture books. This site has a biography of polacco and lesson plans for many of her books. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco in djvu, doc, fb3 download e book. The keeping quilt, used in a variety of ways for all sorts of occasions and made from scraps of old clothes, is a.
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 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. 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. This unit is designed to go with the book and will take one to two weeks to complete. The butterfly, by patricia polacco is a great book because it introduces students to the holocaust while still being appropriate for a young age. A russian immigrant mother and family arrive in the united states. In new york city, her fathers work was hauling things on a wagon, and the rest of the family made artificial flowers all day. They came from many parts of the world, but mainly russia. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the books babushka baba yaga, boat ride with lillian two blossom, pink and say, and.
The keeping quilt by patricia polacco, paperback barnes. Patricia polacco belongs to a family of storytellers, poets, farmers, teachers, and artists. List the materials old clothes used to make the quilt. 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. She has put down snippets of not only her life, but of her ancestors, into delightful stories that transcends all age groups. An educators guide to patricia polacco penguin books. Patricia polacco is one of the greatest storytellers of our generation. Patricia, the author, tells the story of six generations of her own family since her great grandmother immigrated to the united. The keeping quilt printables, classroom activities. Recommended for ages math mentor textthe keeping quilti am a huge fan of patricia polacco books. Here she would relate fascinating stories of her family in the old world and their culture. It is a perfect way to teach your students to think and. 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.
First its a babushka, then a quilt border, picnic throw, wedding canopy, baptismal wrap, tablecloth, pretend cape, comforter, etc. 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 the present day, patricia tells the story of her great grandmother, anna, to her daughter, traci denise. Author patricia polacco was once a young girl who lived on a farm in union city, michigan and came from a family of storytellers. This is a perfect addition to your patricia polacco author study. Her books are often either biographical or autobiographical in content.
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. In this lesson, students will read and discuss the story, then create a paper quilt of their own to. 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. This download includes 5 full interactive read aloud lesson plans and extensions featuring patricia polacco s heartwarming stories. The assemblies consist of family stories, the real keeping quilt is brought for the children. These special gatherings are reflected in polacco s stories the keeping quilt and rechenkas eggs, among many others. 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. Although most quilts are made of cloth, theirs will be made of paper. 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 resources and activities suggested here will help students to enjoy and learn from this story. A read aloud of the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. Here is a set of lesson plans to create your own classroom quilt based on the keeping quilt by patricia polacco. The keeping quilt by patricia polacco books library.