December Project: Clay Magnets (K) & Clay Pinch Pots (1)

Project Title: CLAY MAGNETS & PINCH POTS

Description:

• Introduction to the origin of clay.  Characteristics of clay were discussed and experienced.  Construction process involved fine motor skills with either cookie cutting and rolling scraps into a ball or pinching and turning our pots.  Subtractions involved the removal of clay as our designs were developed.  A clay record was made to document our work.

Vocabulary:

• Greenware
• Bisqueware
• Kiln
• Evaporation
• Pinch pot construction
• Subtraction (in clay)
• Clay record
• Glaze

Resources:

• When Clay Sings, by Byrd Baylor

Materials:

• Clay
• Vinegar water
• Pencils
• Watercolors/varnish (K)
• Glaze (1)

Examples of Student Work:

November Project: Friendship Fence

Will I Have A Friend?
 by Miriam Cohen

Project Title:  FRIENDSHIP FENCE

Description:

• Kindergarten students worked on a unit based on communities. 
• Communities were defined as a group of people who work, live, problem solve and play together.
• Each student created a portrait of themselves on a fence post.
• Our focus was on placement of facial features and how to draw each.

Vocabulary:

• Self portrait
• Facial features
• Community

Resources:

• Book: Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen

Materials:

• Paint markers
• Construction paper
• Ribbon
• Buttons

Examples of Student Work: