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Re: paper weaving
Posted by debio on 5/12/08
Ok, I'll try again. What I have done with kdg and would work
with older kids is to physically weave LARGE> for practice.
Take some large yarn or rope and cut 10 or 12 pieces about 10
feet long. Have 8 children line up 4 on one side, 4 on the
other, facing each other. HOld the rope about waist level. Ask
the kids not to pull the rope or twirl it, etc. Then another
student takes one of the other pieces of yarn and have them
physically step over the first string and then duck under the
next, over and under. The 8 kids with the 4 strings are the loom
and the other kids weave on it. Then for the next one, talk
about how the previous student started by going over, so the next
person has to start under. do maybe 4 kids, then have those 4
take the place of the children holding the yarn and continue,
rotating jobs until all have had a turn. Sometimes the actual
stepping over and ducking under gives them a way to remember the
procedure in a mmore organic way. Some kids who are dyslexic may
never get the hang of weaving, so stay patient! It is a fun
thing to do, but sometimes can get a little loud as they get
excited. I did this as an intro for my kindergarteners and use
paper with precut 2 inch slits and used 2 inch strips. 1st grade
I used precut 1 inch looms with 1 inch strips, then in 2nd they
cut their own looms, in zigzags or curves, with 1 inch strips. I
miss elementary school! On 5/12/08, ImajinPs wrote:
> My earlier post got sent to review, too.
>
> I start paper weaving with first graders. I demo each step,
> and have them repeat the mantra " over-under over-under over-
> under" and then "under-over under-over under-over" a whole
> bunch of time while we do hand motions. (Picture this: your
> hand IS the paper strip and you demo the whole under-over thing
> with your hand- It reminds me of the hula!) Then I show them
> the checkerboard pattern that you start to see when you are
> doing it correctly. Yes, I also show them what it looks like
> if you forget to alternate patterns. This is hard for them-
> but one out of four seems to pick it up quickly- and you can
> use them to help those around them that are struggling.
> Another 2 out of 4 suddenly "get it" once they've got 5 or 6
> strips woven. And then 1 out of 4 struggles- either because of
> the fine motor involved in the physical action of getting the
> strip under and over, or they just don't understand the
> concept. Some of them don't get it until second grade- but
> that's OK. We get enough done to make a relief basket for
> paper tulips- and it looks grand. When they get to second
> grade we do more paper weaving- and I add in skinny shreddings
> of construction paper that went through the office paper
> shredder. They all "get it" by the time they are through this
> the second time. On to third grade where they do it with yarn!
>
> On 5/12/08, debio wrote:
>> I tried posting a little while ago and the response was sent
>> to the editor for review. Anyone else have that problem?
>>
>> On 5/09/08, artchr wrote:
>>> Does anyone have any tips for teaching paper weaving to
>>> second graders? Most of them can do it, but there are
>>> always a few who get so confused & don't alternate...
Posts on this thread, including this one
- paper weaving, 5/09/08, by artchr.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/09/08, by Jennifer.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/12/08, by debio.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/12/08, by ImajinPs.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/12/08, by ksart.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/12/08, by debio.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/12/08, by les.
- Re: paper weaving, 5/13/08, by Jennifer.
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