Tell students that they are going to read a story about a slave girl, clara, and a special quilt. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson page 1. Passage to freedom 45 sarah, plain and tall 45 so you want to be president. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books. Describe claras character and draw a picture of her character change throughout story graphic organizer clara timeplace. See bibr mayjune 1999 documented for an adult audience.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt does for children what hidden in plain view. This video is a read aloud of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Hold up the book sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt instructional plan. If multiple copies of the book are available, distribute them to the students. This sweet clara and the freedom quilt supplemental activityproject incorporates writing, black history, art, and measurement. Jan 19, 2014 this video is a read aloud of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Clara makes a quilt that is a map to freedom in the north.
Sweet clara tried to draw a map in the mud but it washed away. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt flashcards quizlet. A secret story of quilts and the underground railroad by jacqueline l. Editions of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah. Windy day downloadable pdf quilt pattern sweet janes. A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the north.
Really good stuff activity guide underground railroad. Listeners feel as if they are inside claras head, hoping and working to freedom. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Freedom quilt blocks shoofly monkey wrench crossroads flying geese star hourglass. Go over the details of the story by asking students to identify who.
If not, you can conduct this lesson using one copy of the book and reading it aloud. Author deborah hopkinson paints clara s story with emotion, history, and passion as clara learns how to sew, becoming a seamstress for her master. Make your own secret quilt message the underground railroad was actually a carefully organized movement against the people who owned slaves and the governments that said they could do this. In this story, a slave girl patiently, quietly, and. Climax of a story after listening to stone soup and charting rising actions, problem, climax, falling actions, and resolution in a graphic organizer, students practice with sweet clara and the freedom quilt or another book of teachers choice and then work independently with a selfselected book. Problemssolutionsevents chart sweet clara and the freedom quilt teachers copy problems solutions clara wants to be with her mother.
This video was recorded using a lumens ladibug document camera and a macbook. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt book by deborah hopkinson. But, in doing so, they and the people who helped them broke many laws of the time. Make the squares on fabric and create an actual freedom quilt the importance of waterways in the success of the underground railroad10 5alternative narratives are listed in the resource section of this lesson plan. Read the story discussing lives and conditions of slaves, and obstacles they faced in life. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson alfred a. Using scraps of cloth and infromation from other slaves, clara stitches a map her master will never recognize. Afterwards, discuss links to other books wed read about harriet tubman and the underground railroad, and compare the characters. Buy a cheap copy of sweet clara and the freedom quilt book by deborah hopkinson. The sentences in the squares are in nonstandard english. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt worksheets and literature unit. Winner of the international reading association award, among other honors, sweet clara and the freedom quilt is a stunning combination of text and pictures that can be shared with children of a variety of ages and reading abilities.
The teacher will show the students the cover of the book sweet clara and the freedom quilt asking for predictions. The patchwork pathby bettye stroud candlewick press, 2005. Description of the book sweet clara and the freedom quilt. A young slave girl and her older brother, in the days before the civil war, help slaves escape to freedom using the underground railroad quilt code. Free sweet clara and the freedom quilt worksheets and. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt lesson plan for 3rd. Using the picture book sweet clara and the freedom quilt, students create a problemssolutionsevents chart to help them understand the relationships between claras problems and how she solves them. She was sent from the plantation that she was on, to live at another plantation because they needed more help in the field. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. I try to break up the activity by telling the story and showing the quilt blocks and then reading while they do the artwork. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt printables, classroom. Henrys freedom box by ellen levine childrens books read aloud duration. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt book information. Sep 21, 2019 sweet clara and the freedom quilt free discussion questions.
In the book it says she saw a piece of fabric in the shape of a cow. Look together at the way clara pieced together the quilt squares to create a map for runaway slaves to reach freedom. Write the sentence in the matching patch in standard english. Why do you think that helped her think of the idea. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For the readaloud selection, read the picture book, sweet clara and the freedom quilt to the class. Many people who had lived in slavery saw no other way out. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt paperback tattered. Buy sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson online at alibris. In a flash of inspiration, clara sees how she can use the cloth in her scrap bag to make a map of the landa freedom quiltthat no master will. As a seamstress in the big house, clara dreams of a reunion with her momma, who lives on another plantationand even of running away to freedom. Ask students how they might feel in claras position. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt black history art. She became very good at it and eventually was moved into the big house to.
Describe claras character and draw a picture of her character change throughout. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt hobart and william. When she noticed how the blue scraps of cloth she sewed reminded her of a cow pond, she realized she had. Clara and jack leave the home plantation for north farm. When she overhears a conversation about the underground railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt ccss mary graham. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt maryland council on. Discuss book details and make predictions throughout the reading. Deborah hopkinson writes in a compelling and confident voice this thoughtprovoking true story of a slave girl who sews a map on a quilt. From publishers weekly a courageous slave girl plays an unusual part in the underground railroad. Help students understand the significance of the quilt map in the story, not only for the character, clara, but also for other slaves who may be able to learn the way to freedom. While they are drawing i find that noise is reduced when i read part of the story of sweet clara and the freedom quilt aloud. Great for new teachers, student teachers, homeschooling and teachers who like creative ways to teach.
As a seamstress in the big house, clara knows shes better off than other enslaved. The drivers, the masters hunting guide, and even her friend, young jack, whose own attempt to run away was unsuccessful, give clara the information she needs to sew her freedom quilt. On the fence downloadable pdf quilt pattern sweet janes quilting and design price. How do you think clara came up with the idea for her quilt to become a map. As a seamstress in the big house, clara dreams of a reunion with her momma, who lives on another plantationand even of. By teaching this lesson, i wanted to help students understand the democratic principles of freedom, justice, and equity through an in depth discussion of discrimination and.
Feb 19, 2015 dawg tvs very own treona scroggins reads sweet clara and the freedom quilt for advisory period during black history month. Based on what they learn about quilts from the picture book, students create their own freedom quilt and then write a paragraph about the path to freedom their quilt depic. This sweet clara and the freedom quilt story study includes the following. Make your own secret quilt message pathways to freedom.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Summary this is the story of a little girl named clara. Story study title page for students before reading works. Read aloud picture book, sweet clara and the freedom quilt to the class. A particularly effective way to introduce the subject to younger children, adding a trenchant immediacy to their understanding of a difficult but important chapter in the countrys past. While white men visit the big house, their drivers sit in the bustling kitchen, talking of runaway slaves and a path. On the quilt below, each pair of patches should say the same thing. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt black history art writing. Click on the book image to purchase your own copy of sweet clara and the freedom quilt. Clara, a slave and seamstress on home plantation, dreams of freedomnot just for herself, but for her family and friends. When slave and seamstress clara learns about the underground railroad, she dreams of freedom for her and her friends and family. After answering questions about the story, 3rd graders sing follow the drinkin gourd and explore the clues in each verse that allowed the slaves to escape. May 01, 2003 sweet clara and the freedom quilt does for children what hidden in plain view. It was like being in a dream you already dreamed, explains sweet clara as she follows the landmarks to freedom that other slaves had told her.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt picture book study. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt free discussion questions. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt deborah hopkinson, james. I quilt so this was an easy way to tell her about racial divide of yesteryear and how it effects our society today. Go over the details of the story by asking students to identify who was involved, what happened, and where it happened. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Really good stuff activity guide underground railroad quilt guide. Slavery has separated 11yearold clara from her mother, but at the new plantation, aunt rachel not a forreal blood aunt, but she did her best to care for me manages to get her out of the fields and into the big house as a seamstress. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books. As a seamstress in the big house, clara dreams of a reunion with her momma, who lives on another plantation and even of running away to.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Third graders read the story, sweet clara and the freedom quilt and discuss slavery. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books kindle edition by hopkinson, deborah, ransome, james. Similar to claras map that shows the path north to freedom, students create their own map, designing a key, a compass, and landmarks surrounding.
Below are some basic math problems about some of the pictures in the book. When she overhears a conversation about the underground railroad, she has a flash of. Dawg tvs very own treona scroggins reads sweet clara and the freedom quilt for advisory period during black history month. This sweet clara and the freedom quilt lesson plan is suitable for 3rd grade. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the underground railroad. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt deborah hopkinson. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt this is a story study for sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson.
An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the underground railroad from coretta scott king award winner james ransome and acclaimed author deborah hopkinson. Clara could not handle the bodily demands of the field. Graphic organizers to help support your readers with sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. In a flash of inspiration, clara sees how she can use the cloth in her scrap bag to make a map of the landa freedom quilt that no master will ever suspect. Clara is an 11yearold slave girl who is separated from her mother. The teacher will have a quilt on display, books about slavery, any artifacts, and pictures she can find of former slaves. Free sweet clara and the freedom quilt study unit worksheets for teachers to print.
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