* You can have each child decorate a square piece of paper.  When they are all
complete, put them together to make a "quilt".  

Talk about "questions"  What is a question, ask and answer some questions,
etc.  When we do our letter of the week we always include a project where the
children glue, paint or draw something that begins with that letter on a large
block letter traced on construction paper, ie.  question marks on "q" ,gold
glitter on "g". feathers on "f", etc.  

You can have each child make their own "quill" pen with a straw whose tip has
been cut on an angle to form the writing end (dipped in thinned out black
paint)  and a construction paper feather that they cut and can be stapled or
glued to the straw. (We do this during our unit on Colonial America)


* A REAL CLASS QUILT

beforehand take snapshots of each child working in the classroom...or let the
children take pictures with a disposable camera around the school or
classroom....after they are developed let the kids arrange the pics in a quilt
like fashion.
use a hole punch and bright colored yarn to connect the opictures and hang it
up in your room.....the kids in my class go back to our quilt day after day
and have awesome discussions about the photos and the process of making our
quilt!!!


* How about Q-tip collages... we used them for X to make bones in an
Xray... Also a class quilt is great fun. Each child gets a piece of paper to
draw or water color or what ever medium you choose... Then tape together and
draw little x's around each edge looking like sewing stitches.... Do Quarter
rubbings.


* "Quietly, quickly, quivering... How many ways can you move?  Begin a chart to
list all the ways children can think of to move...not necessairly beginning
with Q.

Cut out a Q shape out of heavy paper.  Cover with things that begin with Q.
Make a quilt qith paper scraps to cover it, cover in quarters,  pictures of
queens, or questions marks.

I Like Q
Q is for a queen with a crown on her head,
Q is for quilt that covers my bed.
Q is for questions I like asking,
Q is for ducklings' quack, quack, quacking.
Q is for quarter and quick and quill,
I like Q and I qlways will.


*   I got these letter Q ideas from The Complete Letter Book by Michele Borba
and Dan Ungaro.  The book has multisensory activities for teaching sounds
and letters.

Queen

Make a tagboard face pattern to trace on a piece of paper.  Make a Queen
crown pattern to trace on foil or gold wrapping paper.  Patterns are cut
out and glued accordingly.  The crown is decorated with glitter, sequins,
etc.  The queens face may be decorated with markers or crayons.

ME Quilt

Have each child decorate a circle to look like themselves.  Use yarn for
hair, buttons for eyes.  Glue onto a piece of paper.  Punch holes on the
sides of the paper and lace to another paper until a Quilt is formed.  You
can also do this with fabric if you are feeling real creative.

Quills

In a class demonstration, cut the tip of a feather in such a manner to make
a pen tip.  Children may then write with the quill by dipping the quill in
ink or paint.


* How about helping the children make a quilt??  Either out of paper 
(use a hole puncher and yarn to loop together) or out of material.  
The children could draw a picture with fabric crayons on fabric to be 
sewn together into a quilt (possibly by a parent who is willing to 
volunteer!)

Totline's Alphabet Theme-a-Saurus had this cute song:

I'm a Busy Quilter
(sing to the tune of "Eensy Weensy Spider")

I'm a busy quilter,
I sew and sew all day.
When my quilts are finished,
I can stop and play.
Sometimes my quilts are fancy,
Sometimes I make them plain.
Sometimes my quilts are different,
Sometimes they're all the same.

by Jean Warren

Maybe you could have a parade of quilts...all the children could bring 
a quilt from home for show and tell.


* Quickie Quesadilla

Place a small tortilla in a frying pan.  Sprinkle a little grared jack or
cheddar on 1/2 & your choice of chopped onion, tomatoes, chilies, or salsa on
the other 1/2.  Heat until cheese melts, then fold & eat.

Q is for Queen

1 mini cupcake
1 cupcake
Purple Frosting
10 silver candy balls
3 mini pretzel sticks
Fruit leather
2 yellow jelly beans
1 marshmallow
Red whip licorice
1 purple gumdrop, halved
1/2 red Life Savers candy

Unwrap the cupcakes & with both upside down, stack the smaller atop the
larger, with frosting in between.  Frost the stack with the purple icing,
using the star tip.  Attach 3 silver balls for buttons, 2 pretzels for arms, a
small piece of fruit leather for a ruffled collar, & a jelly bean for
slippers.  Use the remaining pretzel stickas a skewer to attach the
marshmallow to the body.  The hair is licorice, the eyes are gumdrops, & the
mouth a Life Saver.  Fashion fruit leather into a crown & attach the remaining
silver balls to it with icing.  Carefully wrap the crown around the head &
press it to itself. 


* You could make crowns for the queen.
Make a classroom quilt out if paper . Let kids each decorate a piece and
stitch them with yarn.

TUNE OF BINGO

Here's a cozy quily
As warn as it can be.
Q U I L T Q U I L T Q U I L T
A cozy quilt for me.


* You could discuss the word quick!!
Have a "quick" party!
Make the following treats:

Quick-a-Bobs

pineapple chunks 
cheese
ham

Cut the cheese and ham into small chunks.  Alternate the pineapple 
chunks, cheese chunks, and ham cubes on toothpick skewers.  
Experiement with other fruits as well.  Help the children remove the 
toothpicks before eating their "Quick-a-Bobs"

Quick Mint Shakes

2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
1 cup cold milk
1 large scoop peppermint ice cream

Mix together all of the ingredients in a blender or with an eggbeater.  
Pour into a glass.  Makes 1 serving.

Quick Treats

1 can salted peanuts
1 medium box raisins
1 bag popped popcorn

Mix everything together in a bowl and serve.  Now, that's quick!!
(Beware of choking hazards with this snack with small children.)


Other foods for Q:
quiche, quince jelly, Quaker Oats


* The patchwork quilt is a lovely story about family...i also make quilts from
the kids drawings on paper...just attach them all together with tape on the
back! 


* We had a wedding for Q and U.. After all what is Q without U..... The kids
were the brides maids and the boys were the ring bearers. We dressed them all
up and then my partner and I surprised them and we were the Groom Q and the
bride U.... Then we mad a wedding cake with cool whip and strawberries on
angel food cake for snack.... They had a ball. We also made a class quilt...
Each child painted and picture and we wove it together... It makes and lovely
wall hanging in the classroom.