Mother Day's Bracelet

During this lesson we made bracelets for Mother’s Day.  To make the bracelets we used thin pieces of magazine pieces.  We then learned for different ways to cut them before we roll them to look like a bead.  We then rolled the pieces up, glued them, and strung them on a piece of yarn.  While making the bracelets we had to create a pattern. We were also asked to use two different bead types.  For my bracelet I made the pattern pink bead and then a bead with words using all the different types of beads.

This type of lesson can be used in a social studies class as a cultural lesson.  Students can make bracelets from different Native American cultures.  This will help them understand the different types of beading and crafts that Native Americans use in this culture.  Also, to go with their bracelets students can write a small paragraph describing why bead work is important to the Native American culture.