C L A Y L E S S O N

Animals

Clay

KEY IDEAS

Learning to make three-dimensional sculptures

Working with clay

Art Vocabulary

three-dimensional

scratch-and-slip

bisque

M A T E R I A L SC L A Y , O N E S M A L L G R A P E F R U I T - S I Z E D B A L L

F O R E A C H C H I L D P L U S A F E W E X T R A

C L A Y N E E D L E T O O L S O R T E N - P E N N Y N A I L S ( T H R E E - I N C H N A I L S )

C O N T A I N E R S W I T H A S M A L L A M O U N T O F S L I P O R W A T E R

T R A Y S F O R S T O R I N G C L A Y P R O J E C T S

P I C T U R E S O F A N I M A L S ( C H O O S E A N I M A L S W I T H S T U R D Y L I M B S . )

Clay Animals

W E D G E T H E C L A Y I N T O S M A L L G R A P E F R U I T -S I Z E D B A L L S , P L A N N I N G O N E F O R E A C H

C H I L D P L U S A F E W E X T R A .

First SessionPreparation

Work all the Air Bubbles out of Clay

1 . B E G I N W I T H A B A L L O F C L A Y . P U S H Y O U R T H U M B I N T O T H E C E N T E R . T H E N P I N C H U P T H E W A L L S .

2 . ( T U R N T H E P I E C E A S Y O U P I N C H )

T U R N T H E P I E C E A S Y O U P I N C H . T H I S W I L L H E L P Y O U T O K E E P A N E V E N T H I C K N E S S I N T H E W A L L S O F T H E P I E C E .

Making A Pinch Pot

J O I N I N G C L A Y P I E C E S

* SCRATCH AND SLIP METHOD

3D Form – Adding Animal Parts

After building pinch pot that is an equal size - we can add parts…..

With the animals in standing positions, it is easier to continue building them

Understand that the clay is soft and they should press gently when they make additions