Paper Weaving

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Activity: Students started out by grabbing 3 colored paper strips (3 of each color), a pencil, glue, two pieces of construction paper (one cut in half - hamburger style), a marker, and a note card. Students wrote 3-4 key takeaways that they learned from the teacher-led lesson. Students then began to make their weaving project by marking on the half-page of construction paper (1. students used a strip of paper and moved it to the top of the paper and students then drew a line across the piece of paper 2. Students used a ruler/strip of paper to make 1-inch marks across the line they had just drawn until the end of the paper 3. Students made those same 1-inch marks at the bottom of the paper 4. Students then connected the 1-inch marks and drew a straight line continuing until the end of the paper 4. Students wrote STOP at the top of the page 5. Students cut the lines they made until the STOP area 6. Students marked the flaps 1,2,1,2,1,2,1). Students then began the weaving process (1. Students flipped the tabs labeled "1" up and placed one of their strips of paper on top of flaps 2 - placing a small amount of glue to keep it in place 2. Students then unfolded flap 1 and folded flap 2 up. 3. Students placed one strip of paper (making sure they are using all 3 of their colors in a pattern) on top of flap 1, again placing glue to keep it in place. 4. Students continued this until all strips had been used.). Students then cut any pieces that were extra long and glued their weaving to a background (construction paper) Students then had to write their three key takeaways on the background.

Extension: After reading a book, students will draw symbols or drawings to the strips to summarize the story. Students will then weave their strips to see how all of these details weave together to create the overall main idea. Students will write the main idea on the background.

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