Elementary school curriculum, fourth and fifth years . olve distinctartistic possibiHties, usually pottery or basketry. The childrencome to this grade with some knowledge and experience in boththese subjects. In fact many of the processes are the sameas they have worked out in a crude way in the earlier is, therefore, possible for them to direct their efforts to themaking of articles having artistic merit in form, proportion, lOO] lOO lOl] Manual Training lOI color, and design. Both woven and coiled baskets are made,and reed and raffia form the principal materials used. If thechildre
Elementary school curriculum, fourth and fifth years . olve distinctartistic possibiHties, usually pottery or basketry. The childrencome to this grade with some knowledge and experience in boththese subjects. In fact many of the processes are the sameas they have worked out in a crude way in the earlier is, therefore, possible for them to direct their efforts to themaking of articles having artistic merit in form, proportion, lOO] lOO lOl] Manual Training lOI color, and design. Both woven and coiled baskets are made,and reed and raffia form the principal materials used. If thechildren are not already familiar with these materials, factsabout the sources from which they are obtained, and their mannerof growth and preparation for use, are taught. The woven baskets are either entirely of colored reed, orhave spokes of flat reed woven with raffia. The wicker andtwined weaves are both used in making the baskets, and thebraided and rope borders in finishing off the tops. Methodsof making and fastening on covers, as well as braided and. Woven Baskets twisted handles, are also considered. Before making a basketthe children design (within certain limitations) and cut frompaper the shape to be made, and plan the placing of any deco-ration which is to be used. This consists either of bands woven ofa different colored reed, or some simple spotted or striped effectto be produced by the twined weave. When working the chil-dren have their patterns constantly before them, take all theirmeasurements from them, and approach them in results asnearly as they are able. The control of material, and tlie ability to produce the par-ticular form desired, are the ends in view in this work. Thefirst baskets made are necessarily unsatisfactory because inthese first attempts technical processes must be learned as wellas skill in manipulation. I02 Elementary School Curriculuin [102 Coiled baskets may assume several different forms, the mostcommon being those made of the Lazy Squaw, Nav
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