Just to let you know I did paper weaving with the remaining 1st
graders with better success. I had them place the paper in the
portrait position and draw a line about an inch and a half from
the top. Then I had them "hot dog" fold-skinny fold the paper
once, then again. Then I had them open the paper and draw a line
from the folds up to the line they drew earlier. Then I had them
cut on the lines to the line. Now we had weft. Next, I had them
put an alternating circle and square on the strips. Then I had
them fold up the squares, lay down a yellow strip on the
circles, then had them fold the circles up onto the yellow, and
lay a green onto the squares. We repeated this process. I used 2
inch strips. I incorporated several suggestions I found here,
thanks to all of you who helped. Third Creek Elementary + I
found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't
say any other way--things I had no words for.-Georgia O'Keefe