Weaving


 Description: This was for the lesson for crafts and we wove cups that we can use for different ideas that we came up with. To make this project we cut slits into the up and started weaving on the inside and out. We could use one or two colors but we had to explain why we chose those colors. Purple and yellow for the my high school colors.

Extension Activity: Another way you could extend weaving into the classroom is by having the students weave bookmarks. These can be used for their independent reading books.

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