Kente cloth art lesson project for kids

Another successful lesson I did with Year 1 & 2 exploring art from different cultures (World Culture Art) was this paper weaving with added shapes and lines to represent to colourfully patterned cloth woven in Ghana, Africa. This idea is not original, I have seen it on many websites and there is a great video

First graders watched a short video about African culture and what it is like for a child to grow up in Africa. They learned about some of the everyday routines of African children, like going to school, helping with animals and crops, getting water for their families, and of course playing. They are in many ways very similar to the lifestyle that they lead. First graders learned about Kente cloth. Kente cloth has its origin with the Ashanti Kingdom, and was adopted by people in the Ivory…

Students in 2nd grade studied fabric designs from all around the world. They learned about the different uses for fabrics and the patterns and designs created on fabrics. They looked at Navajo Weavings, Hmong Clothing, Mexican Blankets, Malawi Chitenjes and focused on Kente Cloths from Ghana. Kente cloth is a fabric made of woven cloth strips. Kente cloth is a royal and sacred cloth that was traditionally worn only by important people and was the called the cloth of kings. Over time the use…

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Materials: - 9" x 18" Black Construction Paper - (6) 9" x 3" Construction Paper - Black Tempera Paint - Corrugated Cardboard Scraps - Gluesticks - Hole Puncher - Yarn 1. Glue 9"x3" construction pape

Have you met the beautiful book, Kente Colors, by Debbi Chocolate? The illustrations by John Ward are a gorgeous accompaniment to the rhyming text about the meaning of different colors in the West African cloth. There is even an author's note explaining a little bit of the history of Kente, which is just right for young listeners. Years ago, when I taught first grade, I used this book as the starting point for a combined math and art lesson - which I thought I'd share with you today. We…

During a recent African unit, my kids and I made Kente "cloths." Here's how we did it.

Learn about the famous traditional Ghanaian handmade woven textiles.

Great resources to teach kids about Ghanian kente cloth, plus instructions to make your own version with paint and paper weaving!

Students will practice using geometric shapes to design their own Kente Cloth strips.