Memory Weaving
The students have been working on making a Memory Weaving. They learned how to make their own loom, how to warp it, and the process of making their own yarn. I brought in sheep wool and a spinning wheel so they could really see the process! It has been a wonderful way to incorporate the fifth grade musical, creating their own supplies, and writing a story or memory for each color and pattern on their weaving!
- Students will be able to demonstrate the process of how to make a weaving starting by spinning their own yarn and making their own loom. (Bloom’s: Create; 5th Grade Standard: Create; GLE: Apply an understanding of art processes and creative thinking to plan and create art; Create art using technological media)
- Students will be able to use a ruler to make equal cuts on both sides of the loom in order to have even space in between each warp (Bloom’s: Applying; 5th Grade Standard: Create; GLE: Apply an understanding of art processes and creative thinking to plan and create art)
- Students will be able to use different colors of yarn and patterns to tell a story through weaving (Bloom’s: Creating; 5th Grade Standard: Comprehend; GLE: Visual arts communicate the human experience; Visual arts learning involves analyzing the formal and sensory qualities of art)
- Students will be able to make a colored drawing of their weaving and write what each section represents (Bloom’s: Evaluating; 5th Grade Standard: Reflect; GLE: Specific methods of planning support the development of intended meaning)