Paper Weaving

 Description: This is the lesson that I was able to co-teach with Eh Tha and Kaitlyn. To start out our lesson, we talked about the history behind weaving and listened to an audio book about the cultural importance of weaving. While we were listening to the PowerPoint and the book, I wrote down four sentences with facts onto a notecard that I would transfer onto the background later.  Then to start out the project we picked two pieces of construction paper and cut one of them in half. Then from the top of the paper we measured down one inch from the top and drew a line straight across the top. Then at the bottom going the width of the paper I measured out nine, one-inch strips and used the ruler to draw a line all the way up to the top. Then on the line up top I wrote out stop and, on the strips, I alternated writing out one and two on each. Then I selected three different colors and lifted up all of the strips with a one on them and glued on the two strips. Then I alternated it and did the same with the two sections. I continued this process until I had gotten all the way to the bottom. After I had completed all of the paper weaving, I took the whole weaving and glued it on to my other piece of paper in the center to create a background on my weaving. Then I transferred the facts that I had previously wrote down onto my background underneath my weaving.

Extension Activity: An extension activity that we could do after completing this paper weaving is to discuss how to weave using natural materials like sticks, twigs, straw, and grass. Then we will discuss how different animals like birds use weaving to help create a nest for them to live and hatch their eggs in.