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  • King - Chavez Arts Academy
  • San Diego, CA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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If you give a person a blanket they will be warm until it wears out. If you teach a person to weave a blanket they will be warm for a life time. Yes. I'm playing off of a familiar quote. It's a little cheesy, but so true! Weaving is an ancient art form passed down from one generation to the next, and my students are hungry to learn all about it. Though in recent years the weaving process has become fairly automated, weaving is still a valuable skill for our students to learn about and understand. It is an empowering art form that helps students develop a sense of independence. Students eyes light up when they realize that they can weave together individual threads to create something beautiful and functional. There is power in knowing you can make something for yourself. Especially as a child growing up in an economically disadvantage community. The large weaving loom will be used to promote collaborative art making experiences for students. Teamwork is a valuable life skill and allows students to explore weaving and learn from each other. Students can work together to play with different weaving patterns. We can create beautiful tapestries. The possibilities are endless. The smaller looms are for individual student weaving projects. After learning more about the historical context behind weaving, I would like my 5th grade students to experience weaving on real looms. This will be their time to explore their own ideas, weave using a tool that they may not be able to afford, and create something they can take home to keep. My hope is that these experiences will ignite a lifelong interest in weaving. I hope my students will pursue learning further about the art form in their future.

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If you give a person a blanket they will be warm until it wears out. If you teach a person to weave a blanket they will be warm for a life time. Yes. I'm playing off of a familiar quote. It's a little cheesy, but so true! Weaving is an ancient art form passed down from one generation to the next, and my students are hungry to learn all about it. Though in recent years the weaving process has become fairly automated, weaving is still a valuable skill for our students to learn about and understand. It is an empowering art form that helps students develop a sense of independence. Students eyes light up when they realize that they can weave together individual threads to create something beautiful and functional. There is power in knowing you can make something for yourself. Especially as a child growing up in an economically disadvantage community. The large weaving loom will be used to promote collaborative art making experiences for students. Teamwork is a valuable life skill and allows students to explore weaving and learn from each other. Students can work together to play with different weaving patterns. We can create beautiful tapestries. The possibilities are endless. The smaller looms are for individual student weaving projects. After learning more about the historical context behind weaving, I would like my 5th grade students to experience weaving on real looms. This will be their time to explore their own ideas, weave using a tool that they may not be able to afford, and create something they can take home to keep. My hope is that these experiences will ignite a lifelong interest in weaving. I hope my students will pursue learning further about the art form in their future.

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