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- 3rd
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Students examine the artwork made by Native Americans. They discover how American Indians were different in where they lived in the United States. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students describe, and try, the process of weaving and demonstrate how Native Americans and others wove beads on a loom to create long, narrow bands for hair and bracelets. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students investigate the process of weaving and how Native Americans wove beads on looms. They research Native American geometric patterns online, design a pattern on graph paper, and create a patterned beaded band. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students watch demonstrations on different projects. Using that information, they create the project of their choice using only leftover fabric. They practice weaving, stitching and backing methods for the different creations. They share their design with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study the development of early Latin American civilizations in unit one. The second part of the unit is based on early image-making attempts from the Cro-Magnon to the Peruvian Incas. Students create their own weavings using a variety of fibers and techniques. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students are taught weaving and stitching. They get to do some cutting, gluing and drawing while discussing American Indians, handicrafts and pictographs. Students are shown examples of Indian crafts, Pictographs and various American Indian tribes. They are given a 8x18 inch paper bags. Students use a ruler to find 6inch and measure from bottom to the length up. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students investigate how holidays are celebrated in Mexico and when woven mats might be a part of their festivities. They relate their celebrations to their own and then weave paper to make a mat similar to those that are traditional in Mexico. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine colors, patterns, and meanings of the designs in a traditional form of weaving from Ghana called a Kente cloth. They create a replica drawing of a Kente cloth using paper and Crayola Overwriters Markers. Drawings can be duplicates of authentic patterns or may be created using own symbols. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students research the African family holiday of Kwanzaa and find the symbols for the seven principles of Kwanzaa. After conducting research, they analyze the symbols and how they may relate to their own lives. Students create an original art following the designs of Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth and include the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students employ simple measuring and weaving techniques. Then they experiment with the negative and positive space of a cutout. Students also follow directions to complete a multi-step process that results in an attractive holiday decoration. Finally, they idenitfy the Scandinavian celebration of St. Lucia and the role that wreaths play in that holiday. Full Review »
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