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Textiles of the North American Southwest
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Students see how the weaving traditions of the southwestern states and northern Mexico reflect the sharing of ideas across boundaries. This set of four lessons is divided into grades K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12. The youngest students make “finger-puppet ponchos.” Older students write an essay on what the traditions tell us about community and cultural identity.

Textiles of the North American Southwest Download Lesson and Materials for grades K–2
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These lessons are produced by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies. Teachers may duplicate the materials for educational purposes.

Development of this lesson plan was sponsored by Target.

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