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CLAY is a substance that can be found any where, in a river bank, in a field, even in your own back yard. Its use has been dated back to prerecorded history by many cultures throughout the world. It has and can be used to make sculptures, pots and bowls, as well as jewelry, tiles and masks. Clay is a fun, easy way in which students can learn to express themselves through art. Use this pathfinder on your journey to discovering the many wonders of clay by introducing it through the following projects and lessons to your students.
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Reference Collection
| Curr/Ref Art S392 1981 | Art From Many Hands by Jo Miles Schuman. Learn how to make clay figures that have been a tradition in Mexico for many generations, and learn the art of Pueblo Indian Pottery and outdoor kilns. |
| Curr/Ref Art R696 1988 | Art Smart!
by Susan Rodriguez. A wonderful art book that incorporates history.
Page 5 begins with the teacher’s introduction to clay and there
are subsequent activities for children including sculpting gargoyles, making tiles, and African sculpture. |
| Curr/Ref ActBks M219b 1996/97 | The Mailbox Kindergarten 1996-1997 Yearbook. Teach students to make birds eggs, sandy sea shells, and animals out of clay with complimentary games and ideas. |
| Curr/Ref Art S785 1986 | Magic Mixtures by Jean Stangl. Inside you will find recipes and ideas for fun doughs and molding mixtures. |
| Curr/Ref Art K52 1991 | Let’s Meet Famous Artists by Harriet Kinghorn et. al. While learning how to use clay, why not learn about famous people who use it as well. Page 53 introduces Henry Moore, a sculptor and following pages encourage experimentation with the artist’s medium. |
| Curr/Ref Art K52 1993 | Classic to Contemporary Famous Artists and Activities by Harriet Kinghorn and Lisa Lewis-Spicer. Similar to the above book, this one introduces Michelangelo and Louise Nevelson. |
| Curr/Ref Art R696 1984 | The Special Artist’s Handbook by Susan Rodriguez. Several activities can be found in the table of contents or by looking in the index. Activities include making clay fruit and pinch pots as well as recipes for different types of clay. |
| Curr/Ref Art S385 1995 v.4 | Art Works for Kids:Clay by Lori VanKirk Schue. An entire book devoted to work in clay. Learn how to make faux fossils, picture frame tiles as well as learning about the various aspects of clay. |
| Curr/Ref Art C284 1993 | EcoArt! by Laurie Carlson. Make clay art materials for the class room: clay paint, natural clay, creative clay, bakers clay, and sand clay. |
| Curr/Ref Art C321 1984 | Tell Me About Your Picture by Janet Carson. A great book on how to encourage thoughts and feelings expressed through art work. Two activities, one dealing with texture and the other with making prints involve the use of clay. |
| Curr/Ref Art G795 A62 p 20 |
Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Book by Arthur S. Green. A short introduction along with four great activities for all types of students. |
| Curr/Ref Art H391 1981 | Ceramics: A Resource Unit published by The Hawaii State Board of Education. Just as the title says, this is a resource unit on ceramics. Includes instructional objectives, ceramics activities, and glazing and firing instructions. |
| Curr/Ref Art C891 1979 | Instructor’s Big Seasonal Art and Crafts Book edited by Dianne Crane. Many different projects to be done at different times of the year. For Example, page 46 will show you how to make ceramic Santa and reindeer. |
| Curr/Ref Art B279 1990 pp134,138 | Draw, Design and Paint by Jan Barry. Very detailed instruction on how to make a clay elephant and clay sculptures. |
| Curr/Ref Art B416 1991 | The No Nonsense Guide to Teaching Art by Sara Beggs. Page 23 begins with background information and supply list, then the book is divided into grades, and each grade has a project using clay. For example in Kindergarten/Grade 1 the project is dinosaurs, in Grades 4/5/6 students make animals for a zoo. |
| Curr/Ref Art C798 1983 | Art is Elementary Teaching Visual Thinking Through Art Concepts by Ivan E. Cornia et al. This book is divided into levels and activities, and each activity includes concepts taught and objectives. |
Secondary Collection
| Curr/Sec FineArts Art B868b 1985 | Art in Your Visual Environment by Gerald F. Brommer and George F. Horn. In the index you will find pages for ceramics and sculpture which includes back ground, famous artists, ideas and examples. |
| Curr/Sec FineArts Art B868c 1985 | Art in Your World by Gerald F. Brommer and George F. Horn. As in the above book, clay and ceramics can be found in the index for more ideas. |
Elementary Collection
| Curr/El Art D261 1985 Gr.1-6 | Discover Art Series by Laura H. Chapman. Each grade in this series has several clay projects that can be easily found in the teachers editions while reading the titles in the lesson objectives; e.g., Grade 5, lesson number 43 is titled Clay: Sculptures of People. |
| Curr/El Art H967 1991 | Children and Their Art by Al Hurwitz and Michael Day.
In the index, pages are listed on which clay is discussed in background, methods and projects. |
"Grandmother Teller" by Kambiz
found on her 5th grade class Indian Story Teller page
Children's Collection
| Children Folio 731.4 W429c | Clay, Wood and Wire by Harvey Weiss. This book includes step by step instructions on various projects including making heads and figures out of clay. |
| Children 970.4 B358w | When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor. A great book to use when studying the history of clay as it was used by the American Indians. |
Internet Resources
| Explore Crayola’s wonderful art education pages for ideas, projects, materials and much more. |
| This is a wonderful page with endless information on just about anything having to do with clay. There is a special section called “Class Materials” with information that can be used in the classroom as background material. |
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http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/lessons/elem/elem32.html |
| An in depth clay tile lesson plan specifically for grades K-2, students make clay tiles using an insect theme. |
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http://www.inform.umd.edu/UMS+State/UMD-Projects/MCTP/Technology/School _ WWW_Pages/Storytellers/TitlePage.html |
| View this page to see how a Fifth Grade teacher and her students studied Indian story tellers and then made their own out of clay. |
| A fun page with a list of various recipes for types of clay and other substances to be used in art projects. |
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http://garnet2.acns.fsu.edu/~acc5218/lessonplans.html |
| Art lesson plan for grades K-5 on making clay animals that is easy and quick for first introducing the use of clay. |
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