Dye Art

Today in room 7 we did a project on art, we used dye and crayons. We drew a flower petal with any pattern inside. We then picked 3 colours to use and coloured our work in. Then we coloured it in with dye and left it to dry

Things you will need

Crayons (no pastels)
Dye
Paper
Sketching pencil
Paintbrush
Newspaper

Steps

1. Firstly fold you piece of paper into quarters and sketch out your flower petal
2. Draw a pattern in your flower petal and make sure it's big
3. Next, use 2-3 crayons and colour and colour your artwork in. Use the first colour for your outline and the rest for your pattern
4. After, get a teacher or adult to help you with the dye. Use your paintbrush and go over your work with the dye
5. Then, place it somewhere to dry
6. Once dry, cut the petals out and arrange it on a piece of cardboard

 

Procedural writing - Takakau bread

Takakau Bread

Takakau bread is traditional Maori bread made by the british iwi. Takakau bread has been going on for years and years and was made by the british gave maori iwi flour and more stuff but the maori iwi changed some things around in the bread.

WALT: Follow the structure of procedural writing

Ingredients

Baking powder

Salt

Milk

Flour

Materials

Measuring cups

Bowl

Whisk

Foil

Flat pan

Instructions

1. Add salt, baking powder and flour into a large bowl

2. Then mix all ingredients until it is all combined

3. When it is mixed well add in milk and stir until it becomes dough

4. Take the dough out of the bowl then knead until it’s not sticky

5. Once you are finished kneading the dough place it on a Flat pan with Foil underneath it

6. Preheat oven to 200C and place the Flat pan in the oven for half an hour

7. Once it is cooked take it out and leave it aside to cool down

8. When it’s cooled down eat with butter and maple syrup