Clay projects for kindergarten

I created a seemingly simple pinch pot animals lesson for my 3 Kinder Classes. My goal was to teach a basic clay pinch pot to my Kinders but create three

Kindergarten just completed their clay bead and medallion necklaces! The kindergartners learned all about clay, texture and pattern! They were so excited to wear their necklaces during the school day and show everyone!

A simple and brilliant idea to be realized at school with clay slabs: colored tiles imprinted with different shapes of pasta. Farfalle, penne, fusilli or spaghetti become interesting tools to creat…

This is easily the kindergarten favorite project of the year. FORM is the art element we are studying. We looked at how artists have created...

Here are some pics of our clay projects that recently went home with my youngest students. I hope they have each found a perfect spot for display at home! Find out more details by searching previous posts on these lessons - just enter the name of the lesson in the space on the right sidebar. Kindergarten: shoe print charms with a focus on surface texture and glazing First grade: Van Gogh-inspired sunflower pinch pots with a focus on form, texture and glazing Second grade: thumb owls with a…

Kindergartners love to draw houses... and even more, they love to make them out of clay. We chatted all about clay - what it is, where doe...

As I have mentioned plenty of times, we have a great elementary art teacher group in our district. We have worked hard to share ideas and meet on a regular basis. In our last meeting the conversation of pinch pots came up because it is a 1st grade requirement through out our district. It was discussed that some students always make the rim too thin. One of my co workers casually said, 'Well the kids have already made the pot twice before they even touch the clay.' I thought about Bill's…

These clay glaze alternatives are perfect for your next ceramic lesson. Experiment with different ways to add color to pottery & clay projects.