My 3rd and 4th grade class just finished making woven God’s Eyes (Ojos de Dios). Students chose yarn and wrapped the strands around the sticks. Then they were all tied to a large stick I found in my neighbor’s yard. Some kids made multiples so they could take one home right away. I was surprised how almost all of them had never made these before. I guess I went to a lot of summer camps where we made stuff with our hands. After making these, we are moving on to weavings on cardboard looms.
Here is one step-by-step demo from The Caron Collection. Here is another from Aunt Annie’s crafts.
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You must be an excellent teacher, and you have very talented students. Even the color choices by some of the students are so much more elegant than the usual mix. I cannot make a non-ugly weaving of anything. One can never, ever, underestimate the power of encouraging and creative instruction.