Looks at the art, craft, and history of quilts made by African-American women and offers instructions for making a keepsake quilt.

Each quilt was essential-often the difference between life and death. Some hung on porch rails to secretly indicate the way to freedom. Others just kept the children warm. Each told a story. Kids will learn how African American women excelled at this now much-admired craft, and will learn to make their own quilt and even stuff into a 3-dimensional shape for a forever keepsake! This 36-page reproducible book involves thinking first and doing second as well as planning, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, cooperation, and many more skills that are critical for a child's education.

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They had no pens. They had no paper. It didn't matter - they could neither read nor write. But slaves had plenty to say and share - their stories, their sufferings, their wisdom, their wit. Kids will learn that nothing is more powerful than oral history. Words spoken and tales told completely unfiltered by others can teach young people not only the facts, but the very soul of what happened in the past. Hear the people of the past in their own words through diaries, interviews, quotations, poetry, and songs.

Check out the Celebrating Black Heritage 20 Days of Activities, Reading Recipes, Parties, Plays, & More! book. New, fun, and educational ideas for celebrating African American history! It’s great for home, class, camp, church, scouts, clubs and much more! kids will love the dramatic variety of activities designed to bring black history, achievements and current events to life. This book is ideal for Black History Month and other African American holidays! Some of the activities include: Spelling Bee Make a Quilt Family Tree Speeches Student Bios Collage Posters Game Day Class Newspaper Classroom Cooking Debates Plays CharactersScavenger Hunts Slave Diary “Get Involved” Projects Black History Timeline Current Events Underground Railroad Research Ideas

This book can and will go anywhere kids go! Kids learn interesting facts about American-American heroes from the past to the present while using their own creativity to color a wide variety of beautiful pictures! Students will be proud of their results and new found smarts! Not only will the kids have fun coloring the pictures, but will learn about the people, places, and historical events. This 24-page reproducible book evokes emotion and actually teaches a child something.

In the Monumental Moments In African American History book, kids will learn about African American men and women who have dreamed big, lived large, and died for what they believed in. They will learn of events that impacted and changed the way a nation embraced people of different cultures. Lessons of individuality, tolerance, and persistence abound.