Puebla Patterned Pots: Talavera Ceramics

It's a pot. It's a vase. It's a piece of cake to craft this flower brick out of slabs of clay. All you need is the clay, a rolling pin, a styrofoam meat tray, scrap-booking scissors, and cake decorating tools.  Complete directions and...

Young scholars investigate the math concept of Pi (specifically, what pi is, the significance and how it is used in the real world). This is a hands on instructional activity in which the students actively participate with their...

Introduce your potters to pinching, the ceramic hand-building technique, by asking them to craft their own Faberge egg. An 18-slide presentation, included in the resource, demonstrates the pinch pot technique and includes photos of...

After watching a video of Native American artist Maria Martinez create art out of clay, learners will create burnished coil pots similar to those made by artist, Kerry Moosman. This lesson includes a supply list, web links, historical...

In this ceramic terms crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 20 art clues to fill in the appropriate words pertaining to ceramic studies in order to solve the word puzzle.

Learners make and decorate a replica of a North Carolina coiled pot after summarizing why archaeologists study pottery and how Indian people of North Carolina made and used coiled pottery.

Students study ancient Native American traditions and practices. They select one type of Native American pottery to duplicate in a hand-made replica. Afterward, they create a map of the United States and label where indigenous peoples...

Students demonstrate a knowledge of a historic period (Shang Dynasty) and an appreciation of a different culture (Chinese) by making a ceramic container that is meant to hold something of value.

Students identify and discuss the tin-glazed earthenware of viceregal Mexico including the process and the design of these two pieces. They define and apply the concept of radial symmetry. Students design and create their own Talavera...

Young scholars identify and define horror vacui (fear of empty spaces) and create their own pinch pot vessels with no empty spaces.