Arts and Crafts (Homeroom Class)
Grade Level: Grade 1-3
Project Title:
Friendship Bracelets
Date:
Part 1: Story Telling about Friendships and
Discussing the Importance of Being Friendly
Part 2: Making of the Friendship Bracelets
Art Element/Principle:
Medium:
Yarns
Color
Proportion
Visual Art Standard:
Goals/ Objectives:
 Skills & Techniques
 Creation & Communication
Cultural & Historical Connections
Aesthetic & Critical Analysis
 Applications to Life
Vocabulary:
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Work together using a visual learning
application
Learn more about each other by
creating friendship bracelets
Learn about the purpose and design
of friendship bracelets
peers, bracelets, symbols
Resources:
www.thered-kitchen.com
www.sedl.org/makingbracelets
Activity/Procedures:
Materials/Supplies:
Activation Phase
 The teacher reads a short story about
friendships and discuss the importance of
having peers in our life.
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Ask if they either have a friendship bracelet or
have ever made one
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The teacher explains how bracelets can be a
symbol of friendship
Abstraction Phase
 The teacher then gives what bracelets are
and its different kinds.
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Explain that friendship bracelets are:
o
Special and usually hand-made
o
Given from one person to another as
a symbol of friendship
o
Typically made from embroidery
thread, wool, beads, and other
materials -- although styles will vary
o
Not meant to be removed from the
wearer's wrist until they fall off
naturally. By tradition, if a recipient
wears a bracelet until it falls off
naturally, he or she is entitled to a wish
for having honored the hard work and
love that went into the bracelet. If a
bracelet is intentionally removed,
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Selection of beads and cords for the
bracelets; materials will depend on
student ages
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Different colors of yarns
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rulers, crayons, and paper
however, the friendship is said to be
over.
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Introduce the materials students will use for
their bracelets and show the samples you
made. You may distribute handouts that
demonstrate how to make certain patterns
and knots.
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Tell students that they are going to make
friendship bracelets for each other.
Application Phase
Make the bracelets
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Arrange the group in a circle. Each student
will make a bracelet for the person next to
him or her, going around either clock-wise or
counter-clockwise.
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Demonstrate the steps for making bracelets
and have each student make a bracelet for
his or her identified partner. If time allows,
students may make an additional bracelet for
a person of their choice.
Step 1: Cut string. Choose three colors of
embroidery floss.
Step 2: Tie start knot. Gather all of your strings
together and tie a knot at one end.
Step 3: Braid.
Step 4: Tie end knot.
Step 5: Tie it on.
Note: This arrangement, whereby students may be
making bracelets for partners they do not know, may
not be what students desire. However, an important
point of this activity is to meet someone new and
learn something about them.
Assessment:
Technology:
(* ) Teacher Observation
( ) Class critique
(* ) Project Rubric
A video model is repeated on-screen while the
class is making the bracelets as guide for
students.
Notes:
For students with special need a handover-hand
method can be used for braiding the thread.
Rubrics:
Mastered
Craftsmanship
And Neatness
Showed Radial Symmetry
Time-Bound
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory