Fabric Marker Classpack
Blunt Tip Metal Scissors
Crayola Washable No-Run School Glue, 118 ml
Fine Line Fabric Markers, 10 ctStudents will be able to:
- Create a weaving using hand-coloured fabric;
- Use warm colours for the weft;
- Use cool colours for the warp;
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity; and
- Support their ideas with evidence found in the works.
WEAVING WORDS – Warm and Cool Colours
Steps
Step One
- Colour a design using fabric markers on fabric.
- Make sure half of the design is made with warm colours and half with cool colours.
Step Two
- Cut the fabric in 1 cm (1/2") strips.
- Make a list of words that make you think of summer.
Step Three
- Divide the strips in half. Place warm colours in one half, and cool colours in the other half.
- Use a pen to write your words across the strips of warm coloured fabric.
- Place the cool coloured strips on a plastic lid or piece of cardboard.
- Make sure the top of each strip is at the same level.
- Leave a tiny space between each strip.
- Place tape across the top of the strips to hold them in place.
- These are the warp strips.
Step Four
- Weave a warm coloured strip over and under the warp strips. This is a weft strip.
- Repeat with another strip. This time start by going under and over the warp threads.
- Keep doing this until you have used all your strips.
Step Five
- Use a toothpick to apply tiny drops of Washable glue to the back of your fabric strips to hold them in place.
Step Six
- Use a small amount of Washable glue to attach your weavng to heavy weight paper.
- Trim the ends of your weaving strips to suit your paper.
Learning Goals
Extensions
- Have students score a piece of heavy weight paper 20 cm x 30 cm (7" x 12") and fold it in half. Glue the finished weaving onto the folded paper to create a greeting card.
- Read a children's fiction book such as, The Goat in the Rug, by Charles L. Blood; The Chief's Blanket, by Michael Chanin; or Weaving the Rainbow, by George Ella Lyon. List words from the book, then use the words to create a poem about weaving. Make sure you include the terms weft and warp.
- Have students research different weaving processes and present their findings to the class.
Prepare
- Cut fabric 15 cm x 15 cm (6" x 6").
- Download Colour poster available on this website,
Colour - Gather and make available books on the theme of weaving such as The Goat in the Rug, by Charles L. Blood and The Chief's Blanket, by Michael Chanin.
- Prior to this lesson introduce or review warm and cool colours.
- Create a sample weaving.
Introduction
- Conduct a read-aloud using a book such as A Goat in the Rug, by Charles L. Blood.
- Use 2 colours of strips of paper to demonstrate the terms weft – the horizontal threads that move over and under the warp in a weaving, and warp – the fixed threads that run up and down in a weaving.
- Introduce the challenge.
Activities
The Challenge
- Create a weaving using hand-coloured fabric.
- Use warm colours for the warp.
- Use cool colours for the weft.
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity.
- Support your ideas with evidence found in the works.
The Process
- Make sure that everyone understands the challenge.
- Establish success criteria with your students, for example,
- warm colours are used for the warp
- cool colours are used for the weft
- weaving is tight and holds together
- small amount of glue is used
- fabric is cut into strips about the same width
- fabric in good condition - Guide students through the steps outlined in the lesson plan.
- Demonstrate how to lift the warp strips up and thread the weft through to create the weaving.
- Observe students as they create their weaving.
- Provide individual assistance and encouragement.
Sharing
- Once all weavings are complete place students in partners or small groups. Ask them to:
- Look closely at each weaving and observe how they are the same, how they are different.
- Share thoughts about the weavings.
- Talk about how each weaving demonstrates warm and cool colour patterns.
- Talk about what was difficult about making the weaving and explain why.
- Tell what was satisfying about making the weaving and explain why. - Ask some students to share their weavings and ideas with the whole class.
- Display the weavings so students can view them as a body of work throughout the next few weeks.
Assessment
- Observe students as they work – thoughtful focus, discrimination, seeking more information, eleborating, experimenting
- Observe students as they discuss their finished weaving – active listening, insightful contributions, supporting evidence found in their weaving.
- Use a checklist to track progress. (Downloads - Weaving_tracking.pdf).
- Have students use the self-assessment form to evaluate their work. (Downloads - Weaving_self-assessment.pdf)
