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Once Upon A Memory Lesson Plan

This lesson plan outlines a 4-5 day lesson for 5th grade students to create felt quilted squares representing memories, inspired by artists Janine Antoni and Do Ho Suh. Students will use felt, cotton, and other materials to recreate a memory abstractly. The lesson aims to teach abstract thinking through fabric art and making connections between memory and this medium. Key concepts include memory, storytelling, identity, and time.

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Once Upon A Memory Lesson Plan

This lesson plan outlines a 4-5 day lesson for 5th grade students to create felt quilted squares representing memories, inspired by artists Janine Antoni and Do Ho Suh. Students will use felt, cotton, and other materials to recreate a memory abstractly. The lesson aims to teach abstract thinking through fabric art and making connections between memory and this medium. Key concepts include memory, storytelling, identity, and time.

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Once Upon A Memory Lesson Plan

By Claire McNally

 
Overview: 
● Grade 5 
● 4 to 5 day lesson 
● We will be making our very own quilted squares with felt based around the theme 
of memory inspired by Janine Antoni and Do Ho Suh. Create a scene or symbol 
using the felt provided. 
Central Focus: 
● We will be making our very own quilted squares with felt based around the theme 
of memory inspired by Janine Antoni and Do Ho Suh. Students will explore the 
concept of Memory, Storytelling, Identity, and Time. Students will be using fabric 
to recreate a memory that is important to them. This practice will teach students 
to have a more abstract approach to artmaking.
Big Ideas: 
● Memory/Storytelling 
Objectives: 
● SWBAT explore abstract thinking with fabric art inspired by Do Ho Suh and Janine 
Antoni 
● SWBAT create a memory using felt and other fabrics   
● SWBAT make connections to how this medium in particular can be used to show 
memory. 
Vocabulary: 
● Memory:​ information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. Memory is 
vital to experiences, it is the retention of information over time for the purpose of 
influencing future action. 
● Quilting:​ sewing through multiple layers of fabric to create one thick layer 
(incorporating layers to add texture to the blocks) 
● Piecing:​ sewing together pieces of fabric to form the top layer of the quilt, typically 
done in blocks. 
Once Upon A Memory Lesson Plan
By Claire McNally
● Appliqué:​ A decorative design made of one material sewn over another.
Materials: 
● Felt 
● Cotton 
● Wet Glue 
● Hot Glue 
● Scissors 
● Cardboard 
Standards: 
● New Jersey Visual Art Standards: 
○ 1.1.5.D.2-​ Compare and contrast works of art in various mediums that use 
the same art elements and principles of design 
○ 1.2.5.A.3-​ Determine the impact of significant contributions of individual 
artists in dance, music, theatre, and visual art from diverse cultures 
throughout history. 
○ 1.3.5.D.1-​ Work individually and collaboratively to create two and 
three-dimensional works of art that make cohesive visual statements and 
that employ the elements of art and principles of design. 
○ 1.3.5.D.5-​ Collaborate in the creation of works of art using multiple art media 
and art mediums, and present the completed works in exhibition areas 
inside and outside the classroom.  
○ 1.4.5.A.3-​ Demonstrate how art communicates ideas about personal and 
social values and is inspired by an individual’s imagination and frame of 
reference (e.g., personal, social, political, historical context).   
● National Core Visual Art Standards: 
○ Anchor Standard #1. VA:Cr1.2.8a: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas 
and work. 
○ Anchor Standard #10. VA:Cn10.1.8a: Synthesize and relate knowledge and 
personal experiences to make art. 

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