1. Animals
CLAY LESSON

2. Clay
 KEY IDEAS
 Learning to make three-dimensional sculptures
 Working with clay
 Art Vocabulary
 three-dimensional
 scratch-and-slip
 bisque

3. Clay Animals
MATERIALS
CLAY, ONE SMALL GRAPEFRUIT-SIZED BALL
FOR EACH CHILD PLUS A FEW EXTRA
CLAY NEEDLE TOOLS OR TEN-PENNY NAILS
(THREE-INCH NAILS)
CONTAINERS WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF
SLIP OR WATER
TRAYS FOR STORING CLAY PROJECTS
PICTURES OF ANIMALS (CHOOSE ANIMALS
WITH STURDY LIMBS.)

4. First Session
Preparation
WEDGE THE CLAY INTO SMALL GRAPEFRUITSIZED BALLS, PLANNING ONE FOR EACH
CHILD PLUS A FEW EXTRA.

5. Work all the Air Bubbles out of
Clay

6. Making A Pinch Pot
1. BEGIN WITH A BALL OF
CLAY. PUSH YOUR THUMB INTO
THE CENTER. THEN PINCH UP
THE WALLS.
2. (TURN THE PIECE AS YOU
PINCH)
TURN THE PIECE AS YOU
PINCH. THIS WILL HELP YOU
TO KEEP AN EVEN THICKNESS
IN THE WALLS OF THE PIECE.

7. 3D Form – Adding Animal
Parts
JOINING CLAY PIECES
*
SCRATCH AND SLIP METHOD

8. After building pinch pot that is an
equal size - we can add parts…..

9. With the animals in standing positions, it is easier to continue
building them
Understand that the clay is soft and they should press gently
when they make additions