Kindergarten
Discussion
1. Look at Native American Blanket poster or “10 Little Rabbits” book. Talk about how native americans made blankets with lines, they were inspired by what they saw in nature, where are lines in nature? where are lines in the room? where do you see thick lines, thin lines? A thick line is wide. A thin line is narrow.
2. Native American artists get ideas from nature. What things have you seen in nature that look like the lines on the blankets? Find thick and thin lines on the walls and floor of the classroom. Optional: Have students stand and line up. Form a thin line, next a thick line.
3. Talk about symmetry - if you fold the blankets the same patterns are on each side.
4. Tell students they will be designing their own blankets.
5. explain (show) horizontal and vertical, tell the kids they wil place their paper horizontally
6. Demonstrate how to fold paper in half, make thick/thin lines with oil pastels.
7. Ask students if they notice that if you fold the blankets in half the same lines are on each side. Explain that this means they are symmetrical. Demonstrate how to make symmetrical designs
8. Show kids the print out of the blanket with animals and triangles on it - tell them they can add zig zag lines and other designs.
9. Tell kids they can add a fringe to the ends of their blankets. Demonstrate how to cut the fringe and glue onto paper.
Project
1. Dismiss kids to tables
5. Have the kids fold the paper in half (corners together and push down - they need help with this)
7. pass out oil pastels and have kids do a thick or thin line on the middle fold
8. Tell kids to draw lines on one side of the fold and then the same lines on the other side, then add designs.
11 pass out paper strips, scissors and glue sticks and show them how to cut a strip and glue it on the edge of the paper
12 you can have the ones that finish first come back to the rug and someone can read the "10 Little Rabbits" book
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