Materials
Kente Colors by Debbi Chocolate
Cardboard looms (purchased or made by teacher)
Yarn, assortment of bright colors
Scissors
Instructions
What to do
1. Read the book Kente Colors by Debbi Chocolate to the children.
2. Talk about cloth and how it is woven.
3. Show the children how to wrap their cardboard looms.
4. Show them how to weave under and over and tie new colors as needed.
5. When completed, help the children cut and tie the fringed ends.
More to do
Field trip: Visit a textile museum or professional weaver.
