more weaving fun...

Our second graders finished their weaving unit

with something really unique... 

weaving with our bodies! 

I wanted to find a way to reinforce the vocabulary that

we learned with our weavings, and found this amazing idea from Mini Matisse here!

We now should know these art terms: 

A loom is a device used to make a weaving. The loom holds the warp.

(Our loom below is made by the students sitting on the floor)

The warp is the part of the weaving that is on the loom. This is passed over and under by the weft.

(Our warp is the yarn being held by the loom)

The weft is the part of the weaving that is woven over and under the warp. 

(Our weft is the students that are going over and under the warp)

The kiddos had so much fun, and could tell me exactly

what each part of the weaving was by the end of class! 

Take a look! 

weaving the rainbow

Second graders have started out their year 

learning about warm and cool colors...

so we started this weaving project with painting!

One paper was painted with warm colors and one with cool colors.

We tried to focus on blending the colors as we painted 

across the paper so there were no hard lines between each. 

After using rulers, permanent markers, and scissors to cut out 

the warp and weft pieces, the fun part began!

We read "Weaving the Rainbow" by George Ella Lyon 

and then glued down the long strips for the warp. 

We then used the shorter strips for our weft....

some second graders were surprised at their weaving skills - they were amazing!

Great job, Second Graders!

Have you ever woven anything?