Pinch Pots
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Milwaukee Sign Language School - 2015
Grades: K4-8
Goals:
For the students to experiment and play during a multi sensory activity.
Standards:
C9,C10,K2: Brainstorm multiple approaches to creative art/design problem
C9C10K2: Explore and invent art making techniques and approaches through practice
C9C10K2: Use care with materials, tools and equipment with safety for self and others
Adaptive Standards:
4. how to adapt instructional content and practice appropriate to a variety of student needs
5. how to plan and manage the teaching and learning environment based on research, environmental characteristics, and individual student needs
The Learner will be able to:
use their hands to manipulate the clay
This lesson was a great way for the students to experiment with a new material. The weird and odd texture worked so well for all the students, especially the deaf and hard of hearing students, in keeping them engaged in the project. I was ecstatic to see how much the students' were enjoying it, and all the wonderful, creative pinch pots they were making! I could just see their self confidence boosting in the room with the success of this lesson.
Grades: K4-8
Goals:
For the students to experiment and play during a multi sensory activity.
Standards:
C9,C10,K2: Brainstorm multiple approaches to creative art/design problem
C9C10K2: Explore and invent art making techniques and approaches through practice
C9C10K2: Use care with materials, tools and equipment with safety for self and others
Adaptive Standards:
4. how to adapt instructional content and practice appropriate to a variety of student needs
5. how to plan and manage the teaching and learning environment based on research, environmental characteristics, and individual student needs
The Learner will be able to:
use their hands to manipulate the clay
- Use tools to manipulate the clay
- Pound their clay flat
- Roll their clay into a ball using their hands
- Create a small pinch pot using their clay
- Use acrylic paint to paint their pinch pot after it has dried
This lesson was a great way for the students to experiment with a new material. The weird and odd texture worked so well for all the students, especially the deaf and hard of hearing students, in keeping them engaged in the project. I was ecstatic to see how much the students' were enjoying it, and all the wonderful, creative pinch pots they were making! I could just see their self confidence boosting in the room with the success of this lesson.