Mrs.Williams Art Room

         So my summer goal is to get organized.  Like many art teachers we have lessons everywhere, some in our brains, written on small notebooks, on scrap paper, everywhere. This summer I  created three full binders of lesson plans.     My first binder is focused on K-5 art lessons on painting, drawing, and collage. I color coded these binders by grade level. I printed out my PowerPoint lessons this way so that I could write notes about things that worked or didn't work            . Ceramic lesson plans K-8th grade

Here are a few clay projects that my middle school ceramics class created. My ceramics class consists of 7th and 8th grade students. The first project was a coffee mug/cup project. Each student created a cup or mug using an interesting design concept. They were allowed to use a character, symbol or any design that would grab an audiences attention. I think that they did a great job..especially for students who had never used clay before. Below are two more great projects..the first is inspired by food or soft sculpture food. The second is a tray inspired by animals. All of these projects used the hand building slab technique. We used  Amaco glazes.       Clay can be challenging to teach, but I found a great video that teaches you  slab handbuidling projects. This video is a little dry but like all projects you have to "sell it".  The video is called "Ceramics Handbuilding Slab Construction&quo