One year I taught a combo 4th and 5th grade class. For their Valentine’s Day craft, i decided to teach the students how to make a beaded heart and tie it into fractions, decimals, and percentages. Unfortunately, I can’t locate all the photos but here is a basic idea of what it looked like.
I made these crafts when I was also doing my MA in Educational Technology so I made a quick Glogster a few years ago with step by step picture instructions that the students followed. Who knew I would be posting it up now? Beaded Heart Tutorial
In case you’re wondering, a Glogster is an online blogging site where you can add videos, sound, and pictures. I didn’t care much for the website but I needed to utilize it for a quick assignment.
Some tips:
- Use fishing line as a cheap option. Otherwise, clear elastic 1mm thick is good, nothing thinner than that or it’ll stretch and break too easily.
- This craft takes a few hours to complete. The most difficult part for my kids was keeping the string tight.
- Seal the knot with superglue to make sure it doesn’t unravel.
- Beading is hard for kids. I recommend going step by step, and having the kids who understand your direction help the rest of the class.
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