Ceramic Art Lesson Clay Art Project Ceramics Art Slab Slump Bowl Lesson Plan

Create a Ceramic Slab Slump Bowl with your students, a good way to introduce a new hand-building method in clay. Students learn to make a ceramic bowl using slab building, a press mold and additive methods, working with a variety of processes, materials, tools and techniques.

The lesson includes a visual and text step-by-step with each step on its own page, a lesson plan, a rubric, a finished example and a student handout. Please note that the lesson demonstrates how to build only. You can glaze, underglaze or paint the bowls however suits the resources and budget you have.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “Love this simple plan with no expensive or hard to acquire materials. If you have clay you can do this plan” Karen B.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE)

• About the Art Resource with learning objectives and hand-building techniques
• Lesson Plan (2 pages) with materials, learning outcomes, goals and "Teacher Does / Student Does"
• Bulletin Board Sign
• 4 Ways to Finish Ceramic Art Pieces Handout
• Artist Reflection Worksheet
• Artist Statement Template and Assessment
• 3 Circular Slab Templates to cut and trace
• Ceramic Slump Bowl Step-by-Step Handout (2 pages)
• Art Piece Demonstration Step-by-Step (27 slides)
• Example of the Completed Art Piece (poster sample)
• Rubric for craftsmanship, creativity, construction and lesson objectives
• Ceramic Art Reflection Page for self-assessment and teacher feedback

HOW TO USE IT

Read the lesson plan and gather the materials in advance. Look over the visual and text step-by-steps, and consider making a sample yourself. Photocopy the step-by-step handouts and rubrics, and print the poster sample in color to show students as your hook. Project the step-by-step pages, use a document camera, or demonstrate from them yourself.

Materials: your choice of clay (typically firing clay), wood tools, paper bowls or other bowls to use as molds, paper towel, a scoring tool such as a plastic fork, rubber ribs, metal tools or stamps, and copies of the step-by-step handout.

FAQ

Does the lesson cover glazing?

No. It shows how to build the bowl only. The 4 Ways to Finish Ceramic Art Pieces handout explains different finishing options.

What hand-building methods are used?

Slab building, a press mold and additive methods.

How do I show the steps?

Project the PDF, use a document camera (best printed in color), or demonstrate from the step-by-step pages yourself.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (3)

★★★ “My kids love clay and this assignment had nice instructions for the kids to refer to. Thank you!” Reema F.

★★★★★ “Very excited to use this with my 8th graders! The guide looks very clear and easy to use!” Caitlin M.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use the clip art as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations, and use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: share this product with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

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Ms Artastic