Clay with Third and Fourth

Third and Fourth grade students are working on their clay unit.  Third grade students studied the art of Aztec suns.  We began by looking at the history of the sun in relation to the Aztec culture and then watched a demonstration on how to create our suns.  We learned about the "scoring and slipping" technique to attach pieces to our suns.  This week, students will actually be creating the suns using clay.  Aztec Sun Powerpoint
Fourth graders are also studying Mexican art, but from the area of Oaxaca.  We looked at Animalitos and some of the history behind them.  One of our teachers had actually been to the area and let us look at several animalitos up close for students to draw inspiration.  Students watched a demonstration of the "pinch pot" technique and how to pull clay out to make legs, heads, and tails for their animals.  This week, students will also be creating their animalitos with clay.

Animalitos Powerpoint