In the early weeks of school we introduced lacing shapes as the first step toward weaving. Next we added a wire shelf and a basket of beautiful ribbons to our practical life area. The large openings in a grid provide a simple “loom” for the children to practice. In the photo below, DG is working on his first lesson with the wire shelf loom. He is 2 yrs 8 mos:
Next, we introduce our large classroom weaving loom. We call it our “shalom” work because we are all working together to make a rug for the class! I have last year’s rug on our peace shelf and the children use it for the finger labryrinth. Each day, YS comes to tell me he made our rug a little taller! In the photo below, MG is adding another string to the rug.
Here is a photo of the rug we made last year. PJ is doing the finger maze from the shalom area peace shelf):
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