Weaving Heart Mobile Card

The students will weave intricate hearts just like spiders weave their webs strand by strand for their Valentine’s Day art project that will literally tug at their loved one’s heart “strings” with their sentimental value. They will choose the lengths and colors of their yarn and create a personalized string pattern on top of a paper plate that they will design underneath with colored pencils and markers. They will also write a surprise message inside of a heart for their loved one that is folded in half like a booklet and design the outside of it and attach it to the mobile. Lastly, they will weave the strings around a mini cardboard heart around the border and attach it to the mobile. The weaving will help enhance their fine motor skills and patience with a steady hand that results in the reward of an artwork that can be given as a gift for their family. A learning objective, subject summary and application in real life, materials needed for each student and the step by step directions needed to create this lesson are all detailed in each of my lesson plans.