I had a wonderful time teaching 2nd graders about weaving for their Colonial Day. I brought my tape loom with a flag pattern on it for them to try, and my daughter helped them weave on it.
Flag Band on Tape Loom
They loved weaving on it.
I also brought my 4 shaft table loom and taught them about weaving. I had two 8th grade helpers. The kids wove a diamond twill pattern using a colorful worsted weight yarn and a black warp.
Teaching Kids about Weaving: 4-shaft diamond twill pattern
The kids loved using a shuttle and weaving on the table loom.
Kids Weaving on a Table Loom
After Colonial Day, I made their weaving into a wall hanging for them to hang in their classroom. They did a great job with their weaving!
2nd Graders Wall Hanging, Colonial Day 2016
I did a pretty fringe detail and added beads to their wall hanging.
2nd Graders Wall Hanging: Fringe Detail
Top Edge: 2nd Graders Colonial Day Wall Hanging
I gave each child a bookmark woven on my inkle loom so they could take a bit of weaving home to remember Colonial Day and to show their parents and siblings the weaving they learned.
Bookmarks for 2nd Graders: Inkle Weaving
It was a really fun day, and the kids learned so much about weaving and other Colonial Day activities.
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