Loom beading: continued

We have worked hard over the last 2 days to complete our beadwork.

After beading the pattern to completion we needed to weave the thread back and forth to finish the work. We then glued the threads to keep the beads together when the work is cut off the loom.

After gluing the threads, we attached leather to the ends and many students chose to create a keychain. Here are some of our finished pieces.

The next part of our project includes taking a photo of our plan and our final product, and then writing a paragraph about the math that is shown in the work, and a paragraph about the other skills we learned. Some students have learned a lot about managing frustration when attempting a challenging task. Some have learned that it is ok to ask for help. Some have learned that a bead that is out of place or a slight deviation in the pattern is not the end of the world, in fact it can be valued as a spirit bead. Some are excited to see how they have progressed over time, becoming proficient with practice. There are so many skills that transfer to our mindset when working on math!