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Clay!!!!

All grades

Clay!!!!All grades

It's clay day!

  1. expectations
  2. clay tray and tools
  3. clean up
  4. wash buckets

Expectations and Safety

  • Don't throw clay. STAY SAFE!!
  • Keep clay on the mat
  • Share the tools


YOU WILL GET ONE WARNING. Kids who continue unsafe behavior will be asked to stop clay.

Coil, Pinch Pot, Slab Coil, Pinch Pot, Slab

One Finger Rule One Finger Rule

Brush your clay! Brush your clay!

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Clean up: Clay Tray and Tools

  • At the end of class, put your clay in a ball
  • put the ball in the tray
  • put the tools in the tray
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First: Wash your hands in the bucket

  • six rubs, two shakes
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Next: Wash your hands at the sink

  • Look for your table number
  • The sinks have numbers on them

Shake your mat over the trash can

  • get the little pieces in the trash can
  • don't make dust
  • when you are done, stack on your table

Sweep the clay crumbs from the table

  • put the little pieces in the trash can

Wipe the table, wipe the chairs

  • sponges are under the sink
What is Clay?
https://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/clay&kids.htm

https://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/clay&kids.htm

This article first appeared in the June 2002 © issue of Studio Potter . It is reprinted here by the author. Thomas Aquinas (1) defined "human" as, "a being with brains and hands. As such our greatest joy comes when we can employ both our brains and our hands simultaneously in ways which are creative, useful, and productive."

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