Weaving is so much fun! But it's even more fun to weave with things found in nature!!
Our Lessons For the Week!
What is our theme? Flower weaving
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Working on fine motor development.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL10: The child will demonstrate the ability to seek help and offer help.
SEL12: The child will demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate the results of his/her actions and decisions.
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL6: The child will seek multiple solutions
to a question, task, or problem.
PK.MD.1. Recognize the attributes of length, area, weight, and capacity of everyday objects using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., long, short, tall, heavy, light, big, small, wide, narrow).
Learning Outcomes:
PK.MD.2. Compare the attributes of length and weight for two objects, including longer/shorter, same length; heavier/lighter, same weight; holds more/less, holds the same amount.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/AnoNb2OMQ6s - shape song
https://youtu.be/GysjOAZzvz0 - Mouse Shapes read aloud
Materials:
Sticks
Yarn
Assorted flowers, leaves, bark, long strands of grass. (Anything you think you could add to your weaving).
Activity (Procedure):
To begin, collect sticks for your loom. 1/4 to 3/4 inch diameter sticks will work well for this craft. The length will depend on the size and shape of the loom you plan to make.
Secure the sticks together with yarn to create the base of your loom.
Pull tight as you wrap the yarn in a criss-cross fashion around the two sticks, then tie it off at the back.
Make the loom any size or shape you want.... you can make a rectangle or maybe a triangle.... you can get really crazy and make a trapezoid or even a hexagon!
Tie a piece of yarn around one of the corners and begin wrapping it around the loom.
Wrapping it around the stick twice will help keep the yarn taught and prevent it from sliding on the sticks.
Tie the yarn off on one of the corners when you reach the other side of the loom.
Get creative with your loom. Use colorful yarn or ribbon, string beads along the yarn as you wrap it, or paint the sticks with a fun design!
Time to decorate your loom! Go on a nature walk in your backyard, neighborhood, or the park. Collect interesting grasses, flowers, leaves, seed pods, nuts, and pieces of bark that you find on the ground. If you are lucky, you may even find a feather.
Weave your treasures through the strings of the loom.
Activity Wrap Up:
Display your project.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Ask your child open ended questions. Use words like longer and shorts. And you can compare and contrast different pieces of your weaving project.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
These nature looms look especially pretty when displayed in a window. And you can redecorate them anytime you please.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Make sure you pull the yarn tight enough and space it out but not too much.
If the yarn isn't holding the sticks together you can hot glue them first.
Our Lessons For the Week!
What is our theme? Flower weaving
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Working on fine motor development.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL10: The child will demonstrate the ability to seek help and offer help.
SEL12: The child will demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate the results of his/her actions and decisions.
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL6: The child will seek multiple solutions
to a question, task, or problem.
PK.MD.1. Recognize the attributes of length, area, weight, and capacity of everyday objects using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., long, short, tall, heavy, light, big, small, wide, narrow).
Learning Outcomes:
PK.MD.2. Compare the attributes of length and weight for two objects, including longer/shorter, same length; heavier/lighter, same weight; holds more/less, holds the same amount.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/AnoNb2OMQ6s - shape song
https://youtu.be/GysjOAZzvz0 - Mouse Shapes read aloud
Materials:
Sticks
Yarn
Assorted flowers, leaves, bark, long strands of grass. (Anything you think you could add to your weaving).
Activity (Procedure):
To begin, collect sticks for your loom. 1/4 to 3/4 inch diameter sticks will work well for this craft. The length will depend on the size and shape of the loom you plan to make.
Secure the sticks together with yarn to create the base of your loom.
Pull tight as you wrap the yarn in a criss-cross fashion around the two sticks, then tie it off at the back.
Make the loom any size or shape you want.... you can make a rectangle or maybe a triangle.... you can get really crazy and make a trapezoid or even a hexagon!
Tie a piece of yarn around one of the corners and begin wrapping it around the loom.
Wrapping it around the stick twice will help keep the yarn taught and prevent it from sliding on the sticks.
Tie the yarn off on one of the corners when you reach the other side of the loom.
Get creative with your loom. Use colorful yarn or ribbon, string beads along the yarn as you wrap it, or paint the sticks with a fun design!
Time to decorate your loom! Go on a nature walk in your backyard, neighborhood, or the park. Collect interesting grasses, flowers, leaves, seed pods, nuts, and pieces of bark that you find on the ground. If you are lucky, you may even find a feather.
Weave your treasures through the strings of the loom.
Activity Wrap Up:
Display your project.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Ask your child open ended questions. Use words like longer and shorts. And you can compare and contrast different pieces of your weaving project.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
These nature looms look especially pretty when displayed in a window. And you can redecorate them anytime you please.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Make sure you pull the yarn tight enough and space it out but not too much.
If the yarn isn't holding the sticks together you can hot glue them first.