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Early Childhood Clay Curriculum (Pre-K)
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Media Types: Clay, SculptureGrade Bands: Pre-K
Three- and Four-Year Old’s Materials and Tools Credits Written by Sassy Kohlmeyer, Director of Early Childhood Programs and the Early Childhood team Studio in a…
Lesson 6: Press and Smooth (Upside-Down Test)
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: “Working with clay fosters a special kind of communication among hands, clay and imagination. It is a very personal, almost therapeutic experience.” – Cathy…
Lesson 5: Press and Smooth
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: “Children often respond to the suggested forms by making up stories and talking to themselves while they are working.” – Cathy Topal Materials …
Lesson 4: Making Clay Stand Up
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: “One of the chief pleasures for young children is clay’s ready responsiveness; it obeys the children’s wills. It can be knocked down and stood…
Lesson 3: Hands as Tools
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: Students will further explore and formalize words for working with clay. Materials Step 1: Invitation to Explore Step 2: Work-time Step 3: Reflection…
Lesson 1: Introduction to Three-Dimensional Artmaking
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: “Three-dimensional art expands possibilities for children who are already skilled with drawing and painting. It challenges children to add depth to the visual two-dimensional…
Lesson 2: Exploring Clay
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Overview: “Explore how clay behaves; invite students to use knowledge they have gained to shape the clay into forms; begin to use clay to articulate…
Exhibition: Collage Puppetry Celebration
Last updated: August 28, 2023
Overview: Students introduce their puppets using their puppet voices and parade with their puppets. Share puppets using the following prompt: Imagine your puppet is at…
Lesson 5: Assembling Collage Puppets
Last updated: August 28, 2023
Overview: We will create collage puppets, cutting shapes for the body and attaching moving parts with fasteners. Materials Step 1 Demonstrate cutting shapes for the…
Lesson 6: Adding Puppet Details
Last updated: August 28, 2023
Overview: We will finish our puppets with details, texture, and patterns, and add handles so we can play with our puppets. We will imagine how our…