Hawthorn West Primary School

How To:

• The 4 Grade 3/4 children had been looking at the environment surrounding the Yarra River, the habitats of the wildlife and the unique landscape features.
• Each grade was responsible for building up part of the background.
• This was done by weaving sections of colour according to the landscape: the river itself, the river estuary where it becomes Port Phillip Bay, the reeds and grass alongside the river and the sky on a fine to cloudy day.
• We used a variety of textured materials on a cardboard weaving frame.
• The pieces were glued on to a large canvas board.
• The children made their animals out of felt, using a range of stitches to join and decorate the fabric. Some of the children made the wind-surfers out on the glistening water of the Bay.

Michele Freeland-Small.