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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paper Weaving

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Practice the native concept of weaving with traditional classroom items. Using assorted colors of construction paper, your class will simulate how to weave. This is a great activity to connect to a Native American, Mexican, or other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning to Weave

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss clothing and its relationship to weaving. They discuss changes in shopping since pioneer days. Students listen to a story about a mother and how she made clothes for her family. They create a weaving project.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Dick Blick Art Materials: Paper Weaving [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan gives young scholars a chance to try weaving with paper and features illustrated instructions, extension ideas, and objectives.
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Website
Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Beads and Beadwork

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes different techniques of bead weaving used by the Eastern Woodland tribes. There are five different topics discussed as well as a bibliography. The five topics provide detailed descriptions of the types, techniques and...
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Article
Other

Fabric for Bachelors or How to Shop for Work Clothes

For Students 9th - 10th
Really fun series of articles about how to pick good quality clothing that will last through the years. Provides tips on selecting fibers, caring for clothes, and proper fit.
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Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Renewable Energy: Wind

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mankind has used the wind as an energy source for thousands of years. Discover other ways the wind is used to make energy.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Art Weaving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a quiz on the craft and techniques of weaving.
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Activity
Other

Card Weaving

For Students 9th - 10th
This site shows how to weave a strap from the making of the cards to how to use them for weaving.