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Greek Vase Painting Project

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create authentic Greek paintings on clay tiles using knowledge learned about Greek art and painting techniques. This activity is highly adaptable and can be accomplished in less than a week if focus is altered and less time is...
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Clay Creatures

For Teachers 1st
When little ones make things out of clay they're not just exercising their creativity, they are following directions, developing fine motor skills, and building a sense of pride in their work. First graders use the pinch-and-score...
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Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners create a Japanese Garden Lantern. In this step-by-step ceramics lesson plan, students follow simple how-to directions to mold and create a Japanese Garden Lantern out of Crea-Stone.
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Ceramics: A Vessel into History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers evaluate the works of their peers using criteria for value and meaning.
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Denver Art Museum

Tea Gathering Quick-Write

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Japanese tea gatherings are the inspiration for a great lesson. Learners are provided with an image of a tea caddy made for thick tea and asked to describe what they notice and what that might mean. This leads into a larger lesson about...
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Image Transfer and Printmaking With Clay and Under Glazes

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
What a creative lesson plan! Learners make sushi dishes using printmaking methods. They use a  variety of techniques including those involving under glazes and clay. There are instructions and pictures to make this process easy for...
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Smithsonian Institution

Ceramica de los Ancestros

For Students 3rd - 6th
Scholars join a field expedition team to unearth a plethora of treasures from Central America. Artifacts listed in alphabetical order come with an informational blurb and a picture designed for participants to color. Activity pages...
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Nature Abstractions - Georgia O'Keeffe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars examine the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and forms of nature. Sketches are made of natural objects and then abstracted. Clay forms are then made using draped slab method and hand building techniques.
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Sculpture: Statues, Monuments, and More

For Teachers K
Students explore some of the components of sculpture through a variety of artists and their artwork. The six lessons of this unit utilize the sculptures experienced when students were studying American history and the Native Americans.
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Pots And People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare present technology with that of earlier times. They explore the history of pottery from the perspective of the unknown men and women who contributed to the development of the early technology.
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Heartfelt/Handmade Activity: Hand-Molded Pottery

For Teachers K - 12th
Students view and discuss examples of pottery. They discuss how pottery has always been made by hand and use a ball of clay to roll and shape into a form of their choice.
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All Things Chinese-- Building a Classroom Museum

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore China.  For this introduction to Chinese culture lesson, students bring in items or pictures from home that represent Chinese culture. Students create a "Chinese museum" by putting these labeled items on display,...
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Exploring Pottery of North Carolina

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the pottery traditions of North Carolina through a progression of investigation and hands on experience. State Standards are addressed during this two to three week instructional activity on regional pottery...
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Evolutions of Pottery

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the history and importance of clay and pottery. They observe a video dealing the kiln. Students explore ideas for improving construction of pottery. They demonstrate a variety of construction methods and identify the...
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Lesson Plan on Korea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson about ancient pottery making in Korea. The time of the research goes back to the 12th century. They read a story and study the attributes of characterization that the author uses.
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Paper: Scientific Inquiry Through Chinese Art

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create replicas of Chinese hanging scrolls in an attempt to understand the technology behind the creation and use of paper in Ancient China. This three-day lesson includes enrichment ideas.
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Nature - animals in environment

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders observe and draw animals in their environment. They also examine the work of other artists. They choose one animal and create a clay model of it in its environment.
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Concepts of Beauty Put Into Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studying haiku poetry with your English class? Delving into Japanese history with your world history class? Here is an authentic and creative way to explore Japanese culture more deeply. Pupils will compare and contrast two tea caddies...
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K12 Reader

Proper Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Introduce your class to proper adjectives while reinforcing proper nouns. For this quick exercise, learners find the proper noun in each sentence and find the matching proper adjective in the provided word bank.
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Platter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the many cultures whose artistic traditions contributed to the art of viceregal Mexico and specifically to this piece of art. They discuss the many influences on the life and society of viceregal Mexico and note...
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Pear-Shaped Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe the designs on this Chinese ceramic bottle and analyze and discuss the shape of the piece. They describe how art from China arrived in Mexico during the viceregal period. Students create their own blue...
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the Richness of Rattles: a Lesson in Making And Decorating Clay Rattles

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners study the history behind clay rattles. They form and create a clay rattle using ceramic sculptural techniques and important composition and design elements.
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A New Technology: An Early History of Pottery

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view a presentation on the ancient history of ceramics and gain insight into the early days of pottery making. They also reflect on how new technologies change the world.
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Self Portrait Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners review multiple ideas for creating a self portrait including abstract versions, PowerPoint presentations, sculptures, ceramic plates, photography and shadow boxes. They create self portraits.

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