Clay Heart 1st Grade April Art Project West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program

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Lesson Overview Lesson: Clay Heart Time: 2 sessions- 60 minutes and 45 minutes Volunteers: 4 Medium: clay, glaze, wire Project Overview/Skills – Students will shape a heart with a message for mother’s day Vocabulary

Clay Heart Materials Needed Preparation for session 1 Clay- sliced in half in slab, cut in half – Cut on the clay table in the kiln room Clay mats Ruling pins Paint sticks- 2 per child Cookie cutter heart shapes Straws- for cutting holes for wire 2 nd session Glaze in bowls with color labels – Don’t pour too much- you can always add more as needed – You can pour extra back in the jar when all done Brushes- 2 or 3 per bowl Wire and wire cutters Beads (in regular art room)

Today’s Project A clay heart for your mother or aunt or grandma on mother’s day!

Step 1 – What you’ll need Clay mat- red side up Paint sticks- for standardizing the thickness Rolling pin Heart cookie cutters Straw for holes

Step 2 –Roll out the clay slab Set the clay between the sticks Roll the clay out- the sticks make sure it is the same thickness

Step 3 – Cutting out heart Cut out shape Smooth edges with your fingers

Step 4 – Holes for wire Use the straw to make 2 holes for the wire Initials on the back and room # and put in tray

Session 2 - Step 5 - Glaze Glaze colors are labeled as they don’t look like the colors they will be after firing

Step 6 – Write a message Use black ink squeeze bottle to write text. Write a message for your mom! What kind of text can you add? I love you! You are sweet!

Step 7 – Wire and Beads Loop wire through holes and twist ends to secure Add a few beads on wire before twisting 2 nd end