This lesson is a nice step up for the clay skills of young students. In first grade, they make a pinch-pot based sculpture, so in second grade, I focus on attaching clay together by scoring and smoothing. This lesson could be easily adapted for nearly any subject matter and still teach the same skills.
A cool part of the display for these dinosaurs is the background. Last year, I cut some blank green mountains to fit the display space and laminated them. Kids who finish early can add background elements they make out of scrap construction paper. It adds a little environment to the display that really helps make the dinosaurs pop!
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2 comments:
These look like model magic? What kind of clay do you use?
I use a low fire earthenware clay for all of my ceramic projects. I get it from a local company called Columbus Clay. They make all of their own clay and are pretty super in general.
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