This month I taught my usual paper weaving project in kindergarten and first grade. There were many “I love art” exclamations throughout the learning process, which made these final weeks more enjoyable. Perhaps this comes from the tactile ‘over, under’ weaving rhythm… and the novelty of being able to do art on the carpet? We made painted paper first, and used a portion of this for our warp and weft patterns.
The finished woven pieces became placemats for a picnic meal collage. First graders continued with pattern and created a printed design around the edge their plates. We talked about cutting big, paper shapes to fill the space on the plates and adding smaller details afterwards. Some students had time to create utensils also.
Gateway Art 