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Early Childhood Clay Curriculum (Kindergarten)

Media Types: Clay, Sculpture
Grade Bands: K-2
In this 6-lesson clay exploration unit, kindergarten students will discover the properties and potential of clay as a tactile medium. They will learn to manipulate clay using their hands as tools, create three-dimensional forms, and understand the concept of sculpture.

Early Childhood Clay Curriculum (Pre-K)

Media Types: Clay, Sculpture
Grade Bands: Pre-K
In this 6-lesson clay exploration unit, kindergarten students will discover the properties and potential of clay as a tactile medium. They will learn to manipulate clay using their hands as tools and explore techniques for creating stable structures, such as pressing, smoothing, and assembling pieces to stand up.

Paper Mâché Puppets

Media Types: Puppetry, Sculpture
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8
In this 10-lesson unit, students will design and create paper mâché puppet characters using recycled materials, adding details with paint, fabric, and wood pieces.

Clay Animals: Imaginary Pets

Media Types: Clay, Sculpture
Grade Bands: K-2
In this 10-lesson unit, students will explore the concept of imaginary pets through drawing and clay sculpture.

Assemblage Sculptures

Media Types: Collage, Sculpture
Grade Bands: 6-8, 9-12
In this 10-lesson unit, students will explore creating expressive face sculptures using everyday materials.

Paper Clay Puppets

Media Types: Clay, Collage, Puppetry, Sculpture
Grade Bands: 3-5
In this 9-lesson unit, students will explore character development and portraiture and create a three-dimensional paper clay, cardboard, and paper relief puppet.

Paper Sculpture

Media Types: Collage, Sculpture
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K
In these lessons, children will make paper sculptures by folding, curling, rolling, twisting, tearing, arranging and stacking paper.

Beautiful Stuff

Media Types: Sculpture
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K
In these lessons, children will use 3-dimensional objects to arrange, explore, and discover ways to connect and combine them.

Constructing Monuments

Media Types: Sculpture
Grade Bands: 9-12
In this 10-lesson unit, students will create a cardboard monument maquette while exploring 3D art concepts and contemporary monument debates.

Imaginary Structures

Media Types: Sculpture
Grade Bands: 3-5
In this 10 lesson unit, students will learn construction techniques to create an imaginative play space and structure.