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I Am an Artist: Bringing the Visual Arts to Life
Learn about materials that can bring art to life! Click on a category to view a 6-minute video, play an interactive game, and see various lessons revolving around the selected topic. Also included is a link to project ideas.
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The New Children's Museum: Troy's Favorite Clay Hamburger
Learn basic clay sculpting skills by completing this project.
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The New Children's Museum: Clay Houses
Students will create a unique miniature dwelling out of clay. This project can be connected to the class curriculum.
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Group Clay Sculpture
This lesson idea comes from the book "Big Messy Art." Using one board and several lumps of clay see what your students can do with their imagination and teamwork.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art Lesson: Inuit Sculpture
Introduce your students to Inuit sculpture with this simple art project. Students discuss examples of sculptures and how they are made, create drawings and model clay, and, last but not least, display their final products.
Goshen College
Surreal Animals
A round-robin clay lesson where each student passes their animal to a neighbor and he/she adds to what is there. This is a great way to teach collaboration or teamwork as well as getting your students to loosen up.
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Bright Ring Publishing: Robert Arneson [Pdf]
This fun ceramic artist is used as inspiration for a "silly self" art activity. You and your students will enjoy viewing his work.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: A Babylonian Map of the World
A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric circles indicate the ocean, or, as it is called in the cuneiform writing between the circles, the 'Briny Flood.' Beyond the ocean...