Clay art projects elementary

studioart.club on Instagram: The audio says it all 😇😂💞 Loving these Llama Looms. Thanks again to @pinkstripeysocks blog on cardboard llama looms as inspo and…

These adorable clay aquariums and terrariums have been a welcome change to my 3rd grade clay curriculum - everyone really loves them! This lesson was inspired by a post at johnpost.us - a cute clay fishbowl. It provided us the opportunity to work with rolling clay slabs, coiling, modeling, and joining clay as well as surface texture and glazing. The first week, we discussed the differences & similarities in aquariums and terrariums, and rolled our slabs. We used a bowl as our "tracer" to get…

Using a clay slab, students created a beautiful ceramic bird feeder with a leaf-inspired design. This project was easily crafted by drawing a simple leaf shape onto the slab and adding texture for a natural look. This hands-on project teaches clay techniques while offering a functional work of art. Check out my video about preparing clay slabs for art class: https://youtu.be/M0B1Nls2euc

In my clay book, Clay Lab for Kids, I created this Fairy Door project. I decided to do it recently with my fourth grade students. We needed a short project (30 minute class, if possible...although most needed 2 classes) and one that would be a hit. We call them Mystery Creature door to allow the kids to really get the wheels turning on just what lies behind their door. I created a video in case you'd like to do this lesson with your students! Stay tuned on how we plan to finish these…