I made my very first piece of paper this week. I did not expect to enjoy the process as much as I did. Materials were cheap and I was able to make my own mold and deckle from materials I had laying around in the garage. This is definitely something I would incorporate into lesson planning for both middle school and high school now that I have done it myself.
Tools:
Mold
Deckle
Shredded paper (nothing with a glossy finish and no newspaper... Maybe old documents that were shredded and donated by local businesses)
Water tray (large enough for mold and deckle to fit in)
Old wool army blankets
*stand by for full lesson plan and downloads in the lesson plan section of my website, as well as a post on building your own mold and deckle.