This is an easy project and fun for the kids.  The reason it's easy is I provide the clay to the kindergarten teachers and they have a s...

This is my last summer as a contracted teacher.  By next summer I'll be retired.  I'm very ready. I likely won't blog after th...

I haven't posted in this blog in over a year.  Other areas of interest have taken up time in my life (I'm taking jazz guitar lessons...

I usually give kids in the 4th and 5th grade a choice in what they want to make out of clay.  We start with a one day workshop where I go ov...

I guess I ran out of steam on blogging.  I probably won't do much other than announce when I upload student work.  I have about 3 years ...

This is a project that was easy to get ready and the kiddos loved it!  I make the materials available for all grade levels except that for k...

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.  And don't get me wrong:  I model basic ideas and even sometimes require certain activit...