Chinese Names

When the students were studying China, they had the opportunity to write their names in Chinese on rice paper. Some kids used black markers, while others tried their skills with water colors.

Woodblock Prints

With the children reporting on China, how appropriate to introduce rice paper and woodblocking. With carving blocks of wood being unacceptable, we cheated by using foam boards to simulate the woodblock, and foam geometric shapes for the relief. The ink was replaced with black washable paint. The children were to design a pattern with the shapes and repeat the pattern over the rice paper.