The Rag Coat



The Rag Coat

More than anything, Minna wants to go to school. But first she needs a winter coat. The Quilting Mothers, who gather every day at Minna's house to sew and tell stories, offer to make her a coat from scraps of quilting material, and Minna carefully chooses the pieces that have the best stories behind them.

Finally the new coat is ready. Minna wears it proudly to school, but she is quite unprepared for the reaction of her new classmates.

This evocative story of a resourceful mountain girl will charm readers with its message of love and friendship. Lauren Mills's sensitive watercolors capture the beauty and atmosphere of Appachalia.



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Go-alongs about Coal


West Virginia Coal Unit - A mini-unit on coal mining in West Virginia. (Y, M)

 

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Go-alongs about Quilts

Native American Activities - From LessonPlanspage.com activites for creating Native American Dioramas, homes and quilts. 3rd grade (Y)

Thematic unit on quilts - Basically a list of good resources for a quilting unit. (Y)

 

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Go-alongs about Appalachia

Appalachian Riddle Song - Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on “The Riddle Song” to show the pentatonic scale and Appalachian culture. (Y, M)

Home in the Mountains - West Virginia's Appalachian Music and Literature: Wind Up (Y)

Mountain Humor: Folklore - Written for older students but adaptable for younger ones, this lesson looks at humor and perception of Appalachian people. (Y, M)

Spelldown lesson plan - This lesson plan is written around the online story Spelldown. "It gives modern and non-Appalachian students a taste of what school was like for both extremely poor children who were seen to be less than human and for children who were poor but avi (Y, M)

 

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