Students worked with a different color clay today...gray clay that turns white when fired! We discussed TEXTURE and felt our shirt, pants, shoes and hair. We reviewed how the clay from last week felt and realized that anything we can touch has texture. We looked at jewelry made by Native Americans (even though they didn't use clay, but still a connection) and from Olympians with their medals to understand what a pendant looked like and how they could all look different.
I gave each child a small chunk of clay. They rolled it into a smooth ball, put it down on a fabric mat that was on the floor and stepped on it 1 time. As soon as they were finished stepping on it and "oohing and ahhing", they brought their pendant to me and I poked a hole through (to be able to string these after they're fired and painted) and wrote their name on the back. Students will be painting these after Winter Break too!
Students will also string these and add beads if they choose and wear them home. :-)
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