Today I observed the seventh grade class, sixth grade class, and high school pottery class. It was a very fun day. The seventh grade is working on a printmaking project, and today they transferred their designs onto a rubber plate using carbon paper. Once they had that done they colored on the rubber plate with washable markers and made prints. It won't be until later on that they actually carve their design into the rubber plates.
In the sixth grade class they are working with clay. They are making pinch pots and adding legs and a head to make it into an animal of their choice. This is a very neat project that the students seem to enjoy. They each get to choose their own animal, some even come up with imaginary animals. I think that this is what they enjoy most about this project...making it their own.
In the high school pottery class, the kiln was fired so their were some pieces that were finished and many pieces that needed to be glazed now. So most of the students spent their class time glazing their pieces and writing in their journals. Their journals are used to record the processes used to create each piece, the building technique and glazes that were used. This is a great way to have students reflect on pieces.
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