1st Grade Ceramic Leave Trivet/Wall Hangers
Step #1 Bump-Circle-Flip Flattening Technique
Step #2 Cutting out and Decorating Leaf
Adding A Worm To Your Leaf
Step #3 Glazing Your Leaf
I Can Statement
I can identify clay that is in the greenware, bisque fired and glaze fired stage.
I can explain how to flatten clay using the bump-circle-flip technique.
I can explain how handaling clay too much can cause it to dry out and become unusable.
Objectives/Standards
1RE Examine and describe how art and design principles are used by artists to create
visual effects.
2RE Select an object an explain reasons why they think it is a work of art.
3RE Compare and contrast their opinions of a work of art with those of their peers.
4RE Identify artworks from their communities or regions and communicate how they reflect social influences and cultural traditions.
5RE Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the quality of personal artworks.
Assessment:
1. Student will select a leaf template to use as the base of their project. _____/2
2. Student will flatten their clay using the bump-circle-flip technique . _____/5
3. Students will use a tool to cut their ornament shape from their flattened clay. _____/5
4. Craftsmanship, the student has smoothed all edges and added at least 3
additional pieces to their project _____/5
5. The additional pieces have been added to their project using the scoring and slipping technique. _____/3
Enrichment:
Students who would like to apply additional pieces are encouraged to do so.
Remediation:
Students who are having trouble carving/cutting out their project may only need to add the leaf vein details.
I can identify clay that is in the greenware, bisque fired and glaze fired stage.
I can explain how to flatten clay using the bump-circle-flip technique.
I can explain how handaling clay too much can cause it to dry out and become unusable.
Objectives/Standards
1RE Examine and describe how art and design principles are used by artists to create
visual effects.
2RE Select an object an explain reasons why they think it is a work of art.
3RE Compare and contrast their opinions of a work of art with those of their peers.
4RE Identify artworks from their communities or regions and communicate how they reflect social influences and cultural traditions.
5RE Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the quality of personal artworks.
Assessment:
1. Student will select a leaf template to use as the base of their project. _____/2
2. Student will flatten their clay using the bump-circle-flip technique . _____/5
3. Students will use a tool to cut their ornament shape from their flattened clay. _____/5
4. Craftsmanship, the student has smoothed all edges and added at least 3
additional pieces to their project _____/5
5. The additional pieces have been added to their project using the scoring and slipping technique. _____/3
Enrichment:
Students who would like to apply additional pieces are encouraged to do so.
Remediation:
Students who are having trouble carving/cutting out their project may only need to add the leaf vein details.