Did a paper weaving Kente cloth lesson with my "veteran" fifth grade Choice class. They did pretty well. There were two students sitting next to each other who will not do so again. My dragon boys are all back on track and coloring and inking.
We did some "housekeeping:" 1) dispelling myths/rumors about "extra credit" for working on more than one project? I have no idea where this one came from. But I told them I keep track of what they're doing, and it's more important to stick to something and see it through rather than jump around and never finish anything. 2) Set goals for 2nd trimester. Our goal is to have 3 finished pieces for the trimester. That's one every four weeks. Not too bad, I don't think. I'm going to give them some extra incentive- we have a display case that needs filling...
I also discovered that these kids are way into weaving. Many of them chose it, and I shared a little Kente sample I made on a loom at school. I found some blueprints online for a PVC loom that I will try to make for kids to weave on... Over Christmas break, I plan to come in and "renovate" the room. Something has to be done in regards to storage of work- i.e. portfolios, and I need to chuck a bunch of stuff in order to give the kids some new choices like fibers and clay.
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