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Grade Level: 6
Lesson Length: 40 minutes
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What can be made out of clay?
Content
Factual Content:
One way bells can be made from clay is by making a pinch pot and attaching a
small sculpture for a handle. The softness and malleability of clay can be
manipulated by adding small amounts of water; too much water will cause
first a slime affect, and later cracking. Scoring and slipping is a technique to
attach clay to itself which involves making a similar effect to crosshatching
with the needle to both points of attachment, adding slip as glue and
smearing the surfaces together. A smeared coil around the point of
attachment will provide extra support. Past the leather hard stage (when there
is still a bit of moisture but it cannot be reformed) this method will not work.
Vocabulary:
Tier 1: Bell, sculpture, clay
Tier 2:
Pinch pots, coils, smear, needle tool
Tier 3:
Scoring, slip, leather hard, bone dry
Critical Thinking Skills (Reading, Writing, Speech, Listening)
Students will construct a pinch pot for the base of their bell, ensuring to
produce an even thickness to ensure a successful firing.
Sculpt a pokemon of their choice using different techniques to acquire desired
appearance
Demonstrate their understanding of attachment to adhere their sculpture to
their bell base.
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Action/Instructional Procedures
Procedures:
Day 1
1. Discussion!
-Starting pokebells; show example; talk about clay mess, clean up, how it dries, how we
need to work quickly
2. Pinch pot bells!
Make a ball out of clay
Thumbs up
Thumbs into center of clay
Pinch gently around pot to make it even all the way around
Compress to avoid cracking!
Needle tool initials!
Into the bin for next week
Homework!
Think of pokemon you want to do, doodle him out!
Day 2
3. Quick demo on how to mini sculpt
Tools
Coils
Details
Size(no thicker than thumb)
Score & slip
4. Studio Time!
Reflection on Lesson
a. The Lesson Plan:
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b. Teaching Skills:
c. The Students: