tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614930573743897800.post2025455981585768560..comments2024-01-25T08:55:45.565-08:00Comments on Art Makes Kids Smart: Clay Pot CreaturesDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610949345380216302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614930573743897800.post-52571733888343921392011-12-04T14:34:27.910-08:002011-12-04T14:34:27.910-08:00i love reading other art teacher's blogs and g...i love reading other art teacher's blogs and getting new idea's for clay projects that I haven't tried yet. Now that I've found your blog I can't wait to read it all! Hooray, this could take a while! I'm an art teacher too, currently teaching pre-K through 8th grade. Here's my blog: http://ouimonami.blogspot.com/2011/05/home.htmlmishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135536568462548795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614930573743897800.post-39052405748988196122010-03-30T10:04:40.883-07:002010-03-30T10:04:40.883-07:00I had been on a cart for many years and during tha...I had been on a cart for many years and during that time did not do many clay lesson. I am back in the art room and ordered all the supplies so we could start again this year. I teach K - 5 and work with another art teacher who is pt at the HS and pt at my school. While at the HS he teaches ceramics so I allowed him to decide our first clay project this year. He cam up with maracas - and they are SO FUN! The first wk they make 2 pinch pots. Next htey make the shaker beeds/seeds (out of clay), place them in 1 half of the pinch pot and join the two together (score & slip of course). Then I went around an made sure there was a small vent hole in each one. That was it for week 2, we placed them in plastic bags and saved them for class 3! During this time they made their maracas into whatever kind of creature they wanted. They are waiting to be fired now! Can't wait to see how they come out. I will tell you -- you can already S H A K E them!<br />~ SusanSusan Bivona, Art Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428565768775299442noreply@blogger.com