Clay, clay, clay

So I am sitting in the ER with my Dommie (that would be my grandmother/best friend) at 4:48 am on a Friday and figured I could catch up on some of the fun stuff we have been doing in the art room while she is sleeping! The past few weeks have been the great clay extravaganza. Kindergarten and 1st grade are finishing up and taking home their clay projects. 2nd graders are waiting for their glazed pieces to go into the kiln and 3rd graders will be starting their clay masks next week. Clay is always so fun in the art room, but I must admit when I first started teaching, well the thought of clay gave me anxiety. I had a phenomenal art teacher I student taught under and she put my clay nerves at ease. Our school district has also given some great clay professional developments. And now I love teaching clay and the kids love it! So on with the projects.

We have been learning about texture in kindergarten. You know how something feels. So we made some extraordinary texture necklaces with the bottom of our shoes. There is nothing like watching a kindergartener create with clay for the first time. 

First graders created pinch pots and then made beaks, eyeballs, and wings and turned these into some birds! And they may be the best thing I have ever seen! The crazy legs are a nice touch.