Materials | Clay

Haring Mosaic Reliefs

4th and 5th graders from Equador learned about Keith Haring and clay techniques. They put all their knowledge together and made Haring style Mosaics.

Creating a Cranimal

Creating a Cranimal

THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS.
Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation.

This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons:
"Clay for Fun"
"Cranimals in 3D"
"Paper Sculpture Habitats"

Cranimals in 3D

Cranimals in 3D

THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS.
Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation, then they experiment with clay and shape their animals into 3D sculptures.

This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons:
"Clay for Fun"
"Creating a Cranimal"
"Paper Sculpture Habitats"

Clay for Fun: An Introduction to Clay

Clay for Fun: An Introduction to Clay

THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS.
Elementary students experiment with clay before making their own imaginary animals.

This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons:
"Creating a Cranimal"
"Cranimals in 3D"
"Paper Sculpture Habitats"

Body Language Through Sculpture

Exploring gesture and movement using clay, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education.

Relationship Sculptures

Plaster Mold Symbols

Students will make casts of their own symbols using clay and plaster.