2nd grade clay projects

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…

These clay sea turtles were such a hit! Students in other grades experienced severe project envy and asked why they didn’t get to make these too – ha. This was an art project I created …

Create a functional dish with a slab of clay using basic clay hand-building techniques of slip and score and modeling tools to add texture and craftsmanship ...

In second grade our students learn about birds. Each student is assigned a particular bird to research and create a board game. I was looking on Pinterest one day and found these really cute clay birds. Here is the link to the Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/listing/120121796/sale-clay-bird-sculpture-turquoise. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make them with my students. While making the clay birds we really practiced modeling the clay with our hands. We talked about how we could push…

Ms. D on Instagram: "New project got started with #kindergarten this week! Students are experimenting with clay and learning how to create a clay, slab #penguin 🐧 Since we don’t have a kiln we are using air dry clay from @crayola and will paint them with acrylics and India ink. I’ll add a clear protective spray to help strengthen the clay when students are finished. Project inspired by @cassie_stephenz clay slab birds. … #artteacher #artteachersofinstagram #artteachersofig #iteachart…

3rd time’s the charm for these! I learned so much from our first try at clay cupcakes, and even more making Cupcakes 2.0. Cupcakes 3.0 are gonna be adorable and have all the sprinkle headache…

I know, I know, owls are so trendy these days. But I saw this example on Pinterest (artsmudge.com) and thought they were a perfect ...

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This clay sculpture project combines art and social studies when tweens create their own personal totem pole inspired by traditional Native American symbols.