Jennie Fitzee blogs about life as an elementary school teacher – if you don’t yet know her. Recently she’s run a series of posts about the genesis of two delightful classroom quilts inspired by her children and created by a talented quilter, Milly. Start here and follow the story. You have to be moved, especially […]
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It is a real joy, to see how you can teach preschoolers and give them something for their future life. Jennie Fitzkee from the Groton Community School in Massachusetts shows this in a special way, in a current project. Milly – Part 1 Milly – Part 2 Milly – Part 3 Milly – Part 4 Milly – Part 5 […]
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Milly – Part 4 Posted on July 24, 2021 by Jennie In Part 3, Milly brought in beautiful fabrics and placed them on the sketch of the Peace Quilt spread out across a big table. Children came to her like moths to a candle, picking out just the right fabrics. At last the quilt was completed, […]
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Milly – Part 3 Posted on July 21, 2021 by Jennie In Part 2, Milly came onto the scene, meeting the children and Gloria. She accepted the “challenge” – as she called it – of quilting a mural which would become a Peace Quilt. Gloria started the ball rolling with her own blankie, actually her personal Peace […]
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Milly – Part 2 In Part 1, I discovered a Peace Portal at a museum and recreated it in my classroom. Peace became a big deal and very real to children. When I saw quilts that were murals, I knew I had to make a Peace Quilt with children. The only problem was finding a […]
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Milly – Part 1 Posted on July 15, 2021 by Jennie Our “This Land is Your Land” quilt was the last quilt my class made. Let’s start at the beginning. How did quilting in my classroom even begin? It was a divergent pathway. Every good story has a great backstory. To know how Milly came into […]
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Cape Cod and Friends Posted on July 11, 2021 by Jennie
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https://jenniefitzkee.com/2021/07/08/the-real-start-of-teaching-the-fourth-of-july-part-3/ Note: Part 1 you will find here. Part 2 is here. In Part 2, after the song had become all-consuming for children, I told Naomi about the one time this had happened before, eight years ago. A song was beloved to children. They couldn’t get enough. And so, we made a quilt. That was a […]
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The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July – Part 2 Note: Part 1 you will find here. This piece is actually about the last quilt my class made. Bloggers have asked me to ‘finish the story’. Here is Part 2, with two more to follow. Over the summer I will go back to the […]
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The Real Start of Teaching the Fourth of July Posted on July 3, 2021 by Jennie The Fourth of July – America’s declaration of independence. I teach children about the American flag, and patriotism. It’s important. Best of all, children often lead the way. Their interests are the springboard for the best learning. The Fourth of […]
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