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Ceramics Lesson Units

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Each unit that we study in Ceramics builds on the skill sets that preceded it. Students are learning the basics of Ceramic Hand-building techniques in this class, including Pinch, Slab, and Coil techniques. Students will also explore 3-Dimensional Form, and apply what they learn to their own work. Our texture unit will take the students outdoors to look at their world in a whole new way, through tactile, hands-on exploration of texture, both actual and visual texture. Students will learn about texture mapping in this unit, the skills of which can be applied in 3-D modeling and graphics professions of many varieties, including movie-making, video game design, costume design, special effects, etc.

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Pinch Pot Units

The first, and most basic, skill in clay building and sculpture.  Using fine-motor skills to pinch and shape clay into a desired form is fundamental to any sculpting technique.
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Coiling Units

Coiling is a building technique that allows students to create more varieties in form, height, width and shape.  This is where students start to see what they can really build with clay.
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Slab Units

Slab techniques are used in a variety of sculpting applications, and allow students to achieve uniformity and geometric form that is harder to achieve with pinch or coil methods.
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  • THE ART ROOM
    • My Philosophy
    • THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON ART
    • KEEP ARTS IN EDUCATION
    • Contact Me
  • ART LESSONS
    • KINDERGARTEN >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • JAPANESE ROCK GARDENS
      • SEASON CYCLES
      • HEART ART
      • SYMMETRY
      • 3D FORMS
    • GRADE 1 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
    • GRADE 2 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • FANCY ARCHITECTURE
    • GRADE 3 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • SELF PORTRAITS
      • MAPPING & LANDFORMS
      • MOON PHASES
      • NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY
      • NAVAJO WEAVING
      • BIOMES
      • RECYCLING
      • SIMPLE MACHINES
    • GRADE 4 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • HABITATS
      • NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
      • RED ROCK LANDSCAPE
      • WEATHER PATTERNS
      • FOSSILS
      • SOIL LAYERS
      • ROCK CYCLE
    • GRADE 5 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • LAKE LANDSCAPES (geology)
      • STILL LIFE- VANITAS
      • VENETIAN PAPER MASKS
      • STATUE OF LIBERTY
      • WAVING FLAGS
      • CODE QUILTS
    • GRADE 6 >
      • SCOPE & SEQUENCE
      • SOLAR ECLIPSE
      • Moon Bowls
      • Islamic Lustreware
      • MESOPOTAMIA- CUNEIFORM
      • GREEK MYTHOLOGY- PANDORA'S BOX
      • GREEK & ROMAN THEATER MASKS
      • HISTORICAL PRESERVATION & ARCHITECTURE
      • SELF PORTRAITS
      • DWELLINGS-BIRDHOUSES
      • ZENTANGLES
    • Grades 7-8 >
      • Ceramics Lesson Units
    • Art by Subject >
      • NATURE >
        • PLANTS & FLOWERS
        • TREES
        • BUGS & INSECTS
        • BIRDS
        • LANDSCAPES
      • SEASONS >
        • WINTER
        • SPRING
        • SUMMER
        • FALL
      • SCIENCE >
        • CLASSIFICATION
        • GEOLOGY
        • CHEMISTRY
        • PHYSICS & ENGINEERING
        • HABITATS/BIOMES
        • COLOR, LIGHT & SHADOW
        • MOON, SUN, PLANETS, STARS
        • LIVING THINGS
        • NON-LIVING THINGS
      • MATH >
        • COUNTING
        • SYMMETRY
        • SHAPE
        • 3D FORM
        • FRACTIONS
        • RATIOS/PROPORTIONALITY
      • LANGUAGE ARTS >
        • SHAKESPEARE
      • SOCIAL STUDIES >
        • MESOPOTAMIA
        • ANCIENT EGYPT
        • ANCIENT GREECE
        • ANCIENT ROME
        • ANCIENT CHINA
        • MEDIEVAL TIMES
        • NATIVE AMERICAN
        • ARCHITECTURE & DWELLINGS
        • MAPPING
      • ART MEDIUM >
        • CLAY PLAY >
          • PINCH PROJECTS
          • COIL PROJECTS
          • SLAB PROJECTS
        • WATERCOLOR
        • TEMPERA
        • ACRYLIC
        • MIXED MEDIA
        • COLLAGE
    • Art by Material/Technique >
      • Collage
      • Acrylics
      • Watercolor
      • Clay
      • Oil Pastel
      • Mixed Media
      • Printmaking >
        • MONOPRINTING
        • WOODCUT
      • 3D Art
    • Art by Concept >
      • ELEMENTS OF ART >
        • LINE
        • SHAPE
        • SPACE
        • FORM
        • COLOR
        • TEXTURE
        • VALUE
      • Principles of Design >
        • PATTERN
        • CONTRAST
        • EMPHASIS
        • BALANCE
        • PROPORTION/SCALE
        • RHYTHM/MOVEMENT
        • UNITY
        • VARIETY
      • Perspective
      • Portraits
      • TYPOGRAPHY
      • STREET ART
      • SURREALISM
      • ABSTRACT ART
      • MINIMALISM
      • BAUHAUS
      • FAUVISM
      • EXPRESSIONISM
  • GALLERIES
    • KINDERGARTEN
    • GRADE 1
    • GRADE 2
    • GRADE 3
    • GRADE 4
    • GRADE 5
    • GRADE 6
  • TEACHER RESOURCES
    • Art Supplies and Budget Management
    • ART MAGIC >
      • TEXTURE TECHNIQUES
  • BLOG: Art Room Ramblings