CCPottery Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hi All-- I am brand new here. I work on the wheel and have done some handbuilding. I have been asked to do a clay project with beginner students grades 7-12. What are your best ideas? Pinch pot with lid? Coil vase? Tell me what your students have had success with. Pictures would be great! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Pinch pot animals, cookie cutter xmas decorations, book ends (slabs and coil snakes), door plaques..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 a two part bird house. wrap a can in paper and tape that to the can. ADD A SECOND LAYER OF PAPER THAT IS ONLY TAPED TO ITSELF SO THE CAN WILL SLIDE OUT WHEN FINISHED. wrap clay around the can being careful to keep a slab bottom from sticking to the can. a pinched separate roof that hangs over the bottom shows beginners that pinch pots can be useful. holes for hanging and a hole of the right size finish it off. add drain and ventilation holes in the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 I did several projects in my Ceramics 1 classes that were used to introduce basic skills. One of my favorite starting projects was a simple votive lantern. Made of slabs, it introduced slab construction on a small scale that also introduced beveled edges, scoring and slip or "magic water joining". The project also required 4 basic forms of surface decoration: Impressing, incising, added on clay, and piercing. The bottom was a square about 3", the sides were about 4-5" tall, tapered inward. The opening at the top allows heat to escape, and the side piercing allowed the corner cut was demonstrated using a hacksaw blade that made a simple cut symmetric on both sides without a lot of effort. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Amaco has 5 pages of lesson plans (60 projects) available for free. Projects range from quite simple to fairly complex. https://www.amaco.com/lesson_plans Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 I currently live with a grade 8 male child. I’d suggest if you’re doing creatures, give a zombie/alien/anime monster option or suggestion. They‘ve got a slightly expanded attention span than elementary kids, but they still need something with some immediate gratification value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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