4th Grade- Coil Bowls

4th graders created coil bowl. I like to call these brain bowl because the outside of the bowl as raised edges and spiraling lines much like how a brain looks.

We started by creating coils- about 10 each. It didn't matter the length- if one broke they kept it.

Each student then received a glass bowl lined with plastic wrap (this allows the clay to be removed from the bowl without sticking). Students placed the coils inside the bowl. They could do different patterns such as spirals, zigzag, or even parallel lines. Once the bowl was filled with coils, we put little clay balls in the openings to "plug up" and spot where liquid might leak through. Lastly, we smoothed out the inside of the bowl by smearing the coils. 

I allowed the clay to dry for a few hours before removing it from the glass bowl and added students names to the bottom using a needle tool.

Students then glazed their bowls the rolling class. 

1st Grade- Clay Owls

Kindergarten- Pinch Pots with Lids

1st Grade- Clay Owls

2nd grade- Turtle Vessels

2nd graders created clay turtle vessels. We first created two pinch pots for the shell and bottom body. We added coils for the legs, head, and tail. Lastly, we used clay tools to add texture and details.

1st Grade- Clay Owls

1st graders made clay owls. We. Constructed these from a circle slab of clay. We added texture to the belly, folded in the wings, folded the head down over a pencil to create a passage for the pipe cleaner, added the eyes using the bottom of a marker, and lastly, pinch the clay for the ears.

After the clay was fired we painted them with watercolors and added the pipe cleaner. 

Kindergarten- Pinch Pots with Lids

I always do pinch pots with kindergarten bit it seems like a short lesson. This year, we created pinch pots with lids and used stamps to create designs on the lids. After the pinch pots were fired we painted them using watercolors.

5th Grade Native American Plates

Pretty proud of my students. Check out how grate these Native American Plates turned out. 

Day 1- create the plate with clay, sketch our design

Day 2- draw design on bisque clay with pencil. Paint design with underglaze 

Day 3- finish under glaze and apply clear glaze

4th Grade- Famous Missourians

4th graders we're studying and researching famous Missourians in their classes, so we in art we created relief sculptures of the famous Missourians. Students made sure to include distinctive features.

1st a Grade- Clay Birds

1st graders made clay birds sitting on nests. We used our knowledge of pinch pots and additive sculpture to create these.

Kindergarten Clay Fish

Kindegarteners made clay Rainbow fish out of slabs. We incorporated texture.

3rd Grade- Clay Wall Pockets

3rd graders created relief sculptures that double as frog wall pockets.