The Eyes of the Weaver

 

Technology Applications

 

 

Students can learn simple Spanish words and phrases. These websites have an audio component that says all the sounds and the letters and words are written phonetically. Several lesson plans are available on these sites.

 

www.learnalanguage.org/elemspan/alfabeto.htm

 

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/alphabet/

 

 

 

Students can research the history of the people and their weaving or research Chimayo blankets to find examples of designs. Draw examples of the designs found. Graph paper would be helpful for this activity.

 

The following websites would be helpful for Chimayo research:

 

http://chimayoweavers.com

 

http://chimayo.org/index.html

 

http://chimayomuseum.org

 

http://collectorsguide.com

 

http://www.chimayoarts.com