Friendship Bracelets
Friendship Bracelets Days: 1 Mode: Individual Take-home: Finished friendship bracelet
Teaching & key ideas
Key concepts: Repeating patterns, sequencing, symmetry, fine-motor craftsmanship.
Hook: Show several pattern structures made from the same colors.
Test / evidence: Student completes a repeating knot/pattern sequence independently.
Variables to change: Color order; pattern length; knot sequence.
Lesson flow
Lesson plan:
Day 1: Demonstrate starting knot + one pattern → students make bracelet → bag unfinished work
Safety / cleanup:
Use blunt scissors; keep long strands controlled; unfinished work goes in labeled bags.