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Objective: To have the children use construction paper to make weaving patterns with different colors and designs.
Objective: To have the children use construction paper to make weaving patterns with different colors and designs.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
design - A plan for the way art elements are placed in an artwork.
motif - A shape, design, or object that is repeated in several places in an artwork.
pattern - A design made up of repeated lines, shapes, colors, or forms.
rhythm - Repeating art elements (dots, lines, shapes, forms, space, textures, colors, values, and time) in various ways or the sense of movement created by repeated art elements.
symbol - A picture, word, figure, or object that stands for something or represents an idea.
weaving - An artwork made by lacing together (placing over then under) fibers such as yarn, thread, or strips of fabric. Rugs and baskets are kinds of weaving.
Patterns in Clothing
Patterns in Clothing
What patterns do you see? Lines, shapes, or colors that repeat have rhythm.
Poke Bonnet by Irene Lawson
Skirt detail by Unknown Artist (Dyula people, Ivory Coast)
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback - Viking, 1999. In stock: curriculum inventory, school library, and read-aloud
Studio Time: Paper Weaving
Studio Time: Paper Weaving
Materials:
Materials:
Construction Paper, Scissors, Glue, Markers
Plan
Plan
Think about colors you want to put together.
Check list:
- Prepare loom.
- Cut paper strips of different widths.
- Use over-under technique to create weaving.
- Add lines, shapes, and colors to create rhythms on your weaving
Create
Create
Fold your paper in half. Cut eight slits.
2. Cut colored strips. Weave them. Draw designs.
Challenge: Postcards with Patterns
Challenge: Postcards with Patterns
Create four post cards that display a pattern by folding the paper into quarters, add a patterned border to each card and a different pattern on the inside.
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