Paper Weaving


Activity Description: In this activity, we took 3 pieces of colored paper and weaved them together! It was very time-consuming. I thought it was hard to cut super straight lines so my weaving did not match up 100%. I think this would be a great project for elementary school!  We had to cut 2 different colors into strips and then the on large sheet (in my case the black sheet) remained one sheet we just cut strips into it while keeping it whole!

Extension Activity: I think that a fun activity would be to make students weave a design into their paper weaving pattern. I remember doing one of these around Halloween time in elementary school. They could weave a pumpkin into their pattern and then as a teacher we could laminate them and then they could use them as placemats to eat off of for our Halloween party! 

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