5th Grade Weavings

5th Grade students learned to weave on a cardboard loom. They learned that the loom is what artists weave on, the warp strings are what we weave through, and the weft strings are what we weave with. Students learned to weave using the tabby weave and checkerboard techniques. Students discussed the purpose of weavings vs. paintings and concluded that some art is made to be used, some art is made simply because it is fun to make, some art is meant to express feelings or ideas, some art is meant to be looked at, some art is meant to document history and some art is meant to get attention.