4th Grade - Photo Weavings

We learned about people from many cultures who use weavings for both functional anddecorative purposes.  

For our weavings to be precise, we used a ruler to measure and draw our straight lines.  We learned that there are 16 centimeters in one inch, so there are 8 centimeters in a half-inch.  

We made our weavings out of two magazine photographs.  Can you tell what each image is?

 

 

3rd Grade- Radial Symmetry Weavings

We learned about people from many cultures who use weavings for both functional and decorative purposes. Our weavings are functional for holding coins, or something solid, but not for eating out of.
The weavings we've created with yarn and a paper plate are symmetrical from the center and all the way around in a circle. This is called radial symmetry.

In radial weaving, artists weave in and out of spokes- not unlike the structure of spokes on a bicycle or car wheel. Wouldn't a bike look interesting with yarn weaved through it's spokes?