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| Tea Stained Art It was great to wander into the art room today and see a wonderful collaborative project between Mrs. Doherty and fifth grade teachers. Pictured are Maddy Lawler and Dylan Burbridge. These students explained to me that they made tea stained canvasses that look like parchment. They steeped a tea bag in hot water and then dragged it over the canvas. Once this process was done, they created a map that looked very authentic. These students were able to share with me that they are learning about the Silk Road trading route in Social Studies. Maddy explained that the Silk Road was the trading route between Asia and Europe. Soldiers were blocking this route, so Columbus decided to try a route on the ocean. Columbus was trying to find Asia but found South America instead. He died thinking this really was Asia. These two fifth graders were very articulate and clear in their learning about Columbus and how this connected to their art work. Congratulations to them both and to their teachers for making such a great connection between art and SS. |
