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Copper breast plates
| Strand: |
Art |
| Grade Level: |
4 - 6 |
| Duration: |
45 minutes |
| Location: |
classroom |
| Objective: |
Students should gain an understanding of the Woodland people
by experiencing their customs through crafts. |
| Materials: |
large paper grocery bags
string, twine, or yarn
crayons, paint, or markers
paper punch |
| Vocabulary: |
custom |
| Procedure: |
- To make copper breast plates that were worn for ceremonies, you will need a grocery bag
for each student.
- Carefully cut a slit down the middle of the bag. Now cut the bag at the folded
crease. Cut armholes on the sides of the bag.
- Have students decorate the bags with symbols, animals, etc. They may wish to draw
beads or small designs to tell a story.
- With a paper punch, punch a hole in each side of the back flap. Put string through
the punched hole on each side, and tie at one end. Tie the bag in the back using the
other ends of the strings.
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