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Clay Sculpting Activities for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

8 Items

Mizzen Education, Inc. ↗️

Grades 3 - 5

1h 10m

Categories: Arts, Literacy

Overview

This Playlist provides fun clay sculpting activities for younger children at home.

Clay Pinch Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 5

Clay Pinch Pot

By OregonASK

K - 5

1h

Students learn how to sculpt clay into Pinch Pots. Pinch Pots have a multi purposes and students find out what those are.

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Clay Pinch Pot
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 5

Clay Pinch Pot Turtles

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Pinch Pot Turtles

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students learn how to mold clay to create Pinch Pot Turtles and have a blast designing their turtles!

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Clay Pinch Pot Turtles
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

Clay Slab Construction Faces

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 8

Clay Slab Construction Faces

By OregonASK

K - 8

1h

Students sculpt clay faces using a simple slab technique and air-dry clay.

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Clay Slab Construction Faces
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 8

Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 8

Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body

By OregonASK

K - 8

1h

Students learn one technique for sculpting human bodies. Students will also learn important clay making skills.

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Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 8

Clay Coil Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Pot

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students learn how to create a coil pot by molding clay and have the opportunity to decorate their works.

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Clay Coil Pot
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 3 - 5

Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Each student gets the chance to be an artist as they work to create pinch pots with animal faces on them. Once all of the pinch pots are complete, students create an information card to go with their pot and set up their works of art like a museum exhibit.

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Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 3 - 5

Animal Feet Coil bowls

Arts • Literacy

2h 15m

Grades 3 - 5

Animal Feet Coil bowls

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

2h 15m

Students explore and add animal feet to a coil-built pot shaped like the belly of an animal. Once the bowls harden, students use markers and paint to decorate them with colorful geometric patterns.

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Animal Feet Coil bowls
Arts • Literacy
2h 15mGrades 3 - 5

Clay Coil Snake

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Snake

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students explore coils, coils are the first technique to learn in clay class. The coil technique can be used to make coil pots and also as a way to form larger structures later on. Below are basic instructions for a coil snake, which is the method for creating coils for any project.

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Clay Coil Snake
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

COLLECTION

Clay Sculpting Activities for 3rd-5th Grade at Home

8 Items

Mizzen Education, Inc. ↗️

Grades 3 - 5

1h 10m

Categories: Arts, Literacy

Overview

Clay Pinch Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 5

Clay Pinch Pot

By OregonASK

K - 5

1h

Students learn how to sculpt clay into Pinch Pots. Pinch Pots have a multi purposes and students find out what those are.

Discover Activity

Clay Pinch Pot
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 5

Clay Pinch Pot Turtles

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Pinch Pot Turtles

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students learn how to mold clay to create Pinch Pot Turtles and have a blast designing their turtles!

Discover Activity

Clay Pinch Pot Turtles
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

Clay Slab Construction Faces

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 8

Clay Slab Construction Faces

By OregonASK

K - 8

1h

Students sculpt clay faces using a simple slab technique and air-dry clay.

Discover Activity

Clay Slab Construction Faces
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 8

Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades K - 8

Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body

By OregonASK

K - 8

1h

Students learn one technique for sculpting human bodies. Students will also learn important clay making skills.

Discover Activity

Simple Clay Human Figures Full Body
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades K - 8

Clay Coil Pot

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Pot

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students learn how to create a coil pot by molding clay and have the opportunity to decorate their works.

Discover Activity

Clay Coil Pot
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 3 - 5

Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

Each student gets the chance to be an artist as they work to create pinch pots with animal faces on them. Once all of the pinch pots are complete, students create an information card to go with their pot and set up their works of art like a museum exhibit.

Discover Activity

Art Exhibit: Animal Pinch Pots
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 3 - 5

Animal Feet Coil bowls

Arts • Literacy

2h 15m

Grades 3 - 5

Animal Feet Coil bowls

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

2h 15m

Students explore and add animal feet to a coil-built pot shaped like the belly of an animal. Once the bowls harden, students use markers and paint to decorate them with colorful geometric patterns.

Discover Activity

Animal Feet Coil bowls
Arts • Literacy
2h 15mGrades 3 - 5

Clay Coil Snake

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 12

Clay Coil Snake

By OregonASK

3 - 12

1h

Students explore coils, coils are the first technique to learn in clay class. The coil technique can be used to make coil pots and also as a way to form larger structures later on. Below are basic instructions for a coil snake, which is the method for creating coils for any project.

Discover Activity

Clay Coil Snake
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 12

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