Woven heart


	Woven heart
	While creating a box in the shape of a heart, students talk about directions and gift giving. You will need: A variety of color pencils and crayons. For each student, two halves of a paper heart, each one in a different color (see template). Suggested vocabulary: in front behind across above below inside outside weave heart gift holiday love friend give Instructions: Click on the thumbnail image if you want to see a larger picture. Teachers who use a screen reader should ignore the links to the larger images (other then the template), as the screen reader will read the instructions in order.
	This is a template that you should follow to make half of a woven heart. Each student needs two of them, one in each color.
	1. Hold a piece in each hand. Cross one piece over the other with the rounded ends on top.
	2. Insert right strip number 1 into left strip number 1, and slide the right strip forward.
	3. Insert left strip number 2 into right strip number 1, and slide right strip number 1 forward.
	4. Insert right strip number 1 into left strip number 3, and slide the right strip forward.
	5. Insert left strip number 4 into right strip number 1.
	6. This is what you should have.
	7. Slide the right strip 1 upward to make room for strip number 2.
	8. Insert left strip number 1 into right strip number 2.
	9. Insert right strip number 2 into left strip number 2, and gently slide the right strip all the way through.
	10. Insert left strip number 3 into right strip number 2.
	11. Insert right strip number 2 into left strip number 4.
	12. This is what you should have.
	13. Slide right strips 1 and 2 upward to make room for strip number 3.
	14. Weave strips 3 and 4 the way you did 1 and 2.
	15. This is the finished heart!
	16. You can use it as a box!
	Decorate your heart. Describe it to your friends. To whom will you give it? When and why? Do you prefer to give or receive gifts?
	Suggested links for additional ideas: Finger Weaving Ceinture Fléchée : Finger Weaving a Voyageur Sash, By J. Gottfred, Calgary. Article from the Northwest Journal. Learn to make a chevron pattern sash using traditional finger-weaving methods. The Weaving Art Museum Introduction to the history of weaving as well as information on past and present exhibitions. Basic Tablet Weaving Basic tablet weaving is explained. Be sure to check out the patterns and the superb bibliography of textiles. Braid Weaving An introduction to tablet woven braids by Sue Levick. Woven Heart An easy pattern from Online Home/Parenting Magazine. Woven Heart Basket A clever pattern with very clear instructions that could have a number of applications in the classroom.
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