An inspiring tale of creativity and determination on the underground railroad from coretta scott king winner james ransome and acclaimed author deborah hopkinson. Kindergartengrade 3 clara, a young slave, works as a seamstress and dreams of freedom. On the back, name two causes for clara wanting to leave home plantation. Fearing for claras health, rachel teaches her to sew and is lucky enough to get her a place in the big house, where clara listens, learns, and saves scraps that she eventually pieces into a mapquilt showing the way to the ohio and freedom. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt hobart and william.
After reading sweet clara and the freedom quilt, use this memory matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the books vocabulary words. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books pdf. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books. This sweet clara and the freedom quilt story study includes the following. Jan 19, 2014 this video is a read aloud of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt maryland council on. 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. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the underground railroad. This video was recorded using a lumens ladibug document camera and a macbook. Using the picture book sweet clara and the freedom quilt, students create a problemssolutionsevents chart to help them understand the relationships between clara s problems and how she solves them.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt printables, classroom. Clara could not handle the bodily demands of the field. To sew the quilt as a map, clara begins to interview people about where the fields, rivers, etc. In the story, clara learns how to sew and makes a quilt with a secret map sewn in from scraps of fabric to show slaves what to look for on the path to. She became very good at it and eventually was moved into the big house to. Clara, a slave and seamstress on home plantation, dreams of freedomnot just for herself, but for her family and friends. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt wise owl factory. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt maryland council on economic. After reading many wonderful books about the underground railroad, including sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson, i put my students with partners to work on making a square for our classroom freedom quilt.
Summary this is the story of a little girl named clara. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books by. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt underground railroad. 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. If multiple copies of the book are available, distribute them to the students. When slave and seamstress clara learns about the underground railroad, she dreams of freedom for her and her friends and family.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books kindle edition by hopkinson, deborah, ransome, james. The teacher will have a quilt on display, books about slavery, any artifacts, and pictures she can find of former slaves. As a seamstress in the big house, clara dreams of a reunion with her momma, who lives on another plantation and even of. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This video is a read aloud of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Deborah hopkinson a young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom. Free sweet clara and the freedom quilt worksheets and.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt is a historical fiction book about a young girl named clara who was a slave. Free sweet clara and the freedom quilt study unit worksheets for teachers to print. If not, you can conduct this lesson using one copy of the book and reading it aloud. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt deborah hopkinson. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson isbn. Signs in stitches and song is a series of lessons designed to introduce students to the times of the underground railroad, the life of a slave and how. Clara and jack leave the home plantation for north farm. Montlieu academy of technology is a public pk5 magnet school in high point, nc and is the prototype 1.
When sweet clara heard about canada, what information did she need to find her. Themes of the importance of family and friends were present in the book, such as claras relationship with aunt rachel. Jan 27, 2017 dive deeply into this historical fiction read about clara and her dream to be reunited with her mother. Using the picture book sweet clara and the freedom quilt, students create a problemssolutionsevents chart to help them understand the relationships between. It has a really good plot, which is about a girl who uses her skills to escape slavery and find freedom in the north. Document, fiction, juvenile audience, internet resource. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt is a wonderful story about a young girl who used her quilting talents to help others use the underground railroad. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
Overhearing drovers talk of escaping north enables her to make a patchwork map of the area. Clara and young jack got lost in the swamp because they didnt have a map to follow. 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. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by hopkinson, deborah. Slavery has separated 11yearold clara from her mother, but at the new plantation, aunt rachel manages to get her out of the fields and into the big house as a seamstress. Aunt rachel taught clara to sew quilts, which was a fun activity for her. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt lesson plan and links, designed for grades 35, includes language arts activities as well as a mathematical application in making a map. I try to break up the activity by telling the story and showing the quilt blocks and then reading while they do the artwork.
Tell students that they are going to read a story about a slave girl, clara, and a special quilt. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt the big question. Use printable resources from this lesson as a kickstarting guide into black history month. As a seamstress in the big house, clara knows shes better off than other enslaved. Editions of sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt free discussion questions. The teacher will show the students the cover of the book sweet clara and the freedom quilt asking for predictions. Problemssolutionsevents chart sweet clara and the freedom.
Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson page 5 bluebonnet celebrations 199596 volume 1. Use this lesson that focuses on sweet clara and the freedom quilt as a kick starting guide into black history month. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt reading rainbow books. They can reread the first 12 pages of sweet clara and the freedom quilt to refresh their memory of the story. Explain why it was important for the slaves to know north, south, east, and west i. 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. The troubles clara escapes are so muted here that her accomplishment seems almost too easy. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt internet archive. Click on the book image to purchase your own copy of sweet clara and the freedom quilt.
Today, we are going to enjoy the story, sweet clara and the freedom quilt. Problemssolutionsevents chart sweet clara and the freedom quilt teachers copy problems solutions clara wants to be with her mother. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt this is a story study for sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson. Select several students to tell a summary of the first 12 pages of the story. I highly recommend it for your children or your students. Read the story discussing lives and conditions of slaves, and obstacles they faced in life. Based on a true event, this is a wellwritten picture book. When she escapes, she leaves the quilt behind to guide others. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson, james. Apr 22, 2016 sweet clara and the freedom quilt duration. Dive deeply into this historical fiction read about clara and her dream to be reunited with her mother. James ransome a young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the north. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt instructional plan.
In this story, a slave girl patiently, quietly, and. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt flashcards quizlet. Using scraps of cloth and infromation from other slaves, clara stitches a map her master will never recognize. Story study title page for students before reading works. This unit assumes the class has read harriet tubman by ann petry prior to the lessons. Geared to younger children, sweet clara and the freedom quilt, by deborah hopkinson, illustrated by james ransome, is an inspiring story about escaping from slavery. Many other people learned to sew by looking at her work in the quilt. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt ccss mary graham. When aunt rachel asked what pattern clara was making on the quilt, clara answered, i dont know, aunt rachel. What happened to show sweet clara she could be free.
She was sent from the plantation that she was on, to live at another plantation because they needed more help in the field. Sep 21, 2019 sweet clara and the freedom quilt free discussion questions. Similar to clara s map that shows the path north to freedom, students create their own map, designing a key, a compass, and landmarks surrounding. Clara is an 11yearold slave girl who is separated from her. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt is an historical fiction picture book based on the true,littleknown chapter in african american history the underground railroad. Sweet clara and the freedom quilt by deborah hopkinson alfred a. Clara makes a quilt that is a map to freedom in the north. In the story, clara learns how to sew and makes a quilt with a secret map sewn in from scraps of fabric to show slaves. How do you think sweet clara felt having to leave her momma. Below are some basic math problems about some of the pictures in the book.
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