Resource Title
Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del arcoíris
Summary
This book follows Ixchel, a young indigenous Guatemalan, as she tries to learn her peoples’ ancient art of weaving.
Resource Details
Description
‘Rainbow Weaver’s charming story highlights the art, culture, and economic status of indigenous Guatemalans. Young Ixchel is anxious to learn the ancient art of weaving from her mother. She decides to make her own loom and threads from natural materials around her village, but nothing she weaves comes out right. Losing hope of creating a textile beautiful enough to sell in the market, Ixchel has a stroke of genius—to collect the colorful plastic bags that litter the corn fields and turn them into thread for her loom.’
The book and the lesson plan provide a valuable resource for young primary students.
Available from:
Teaching Central America’s website.
Download the full lesson plan, as well as an additional weaving lesson
A teacher’s guide from publisher Lee and Low Books is also available here.