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Lesson Plan

Teacher: Ms. Max
 
Grade Level:  2-4


Title:  Kente Cloth

Brief History and Background:

Kente cloths are woven and good for the fine motor skills.  They are West African and are woven with pieces of woven fabrics.  Each color woven into the cloth has a meaning. the bigger the cloth the more important to person. They are functional as a garment and have a textural quality with bright colors.

Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Arts and Humanities:

9.1 Identify and use comprehensive vocabulary within each of the arts forms.
9.1 Demonstrate and maintain materials, equipment and tools safely at work and performance spaces.
9.2 Identify, explain and analyze common themes, forms and techniques from works in the arts

Goal:
Students will weave Kente cloths

Objectives:

Students will:
1.    select strips of colored fabric
2.    weave second selection in and out of strips taped to table
3.    students will create Kente cloths

Resource Materials/Visual Aides:

Visual displays and exemplars

Supplies/Materials:

20" long x 3" wide strips of multi-colored fabric
tape




Teacher Preparation:
cut strips of fabric
fabric glue
Set up exemplars and Power point
Have supplies readily accessible at supply station

Introduction:
 Kente cloths are colorful, textural, and wearable.  Choosing
the different colors will be cognitively productive for students as they focus on decision making. The application of weaving large strips of fabric will be easy for students to manipulate fine motor skill that require the use of two hands. This project affects the visual and touch senses.

Directions:

1.    select 8 strips of colored cloth
2.    tape ends of the strips to table
3.    select colors to weave into taped fabric pieces as they progress
4.    apply fabric glue to cross pattern areas
5.    create wearable Kente cloths


Critique/Evaluation/Assessment:

Ability Rubrics

Time Budget:

50 mins.
5 min. introduction
40 min. work period
5 min. clean up

Vocabulary:
Kente cloth
weaving

Safety Concerns:
n/a

Extensions

puzzles or computer time