1st Grade Art Project Northwood Elementary PTA Art Enrichment Program Clay Heart Presentation modified and prepared by Marni Sheppard 2017-18 1st Grade Art Project Northwood Elementary PTA Art Enrichment Program

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Lesson Overview Vocabulary 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 2nd 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) Post-Lesson Email the Parent Letter for this lesson to your room parent (available on the PTA website under ”Art Docent Volunteer Resources”) and ask your room parent to forward it to the class. The letter gives the parents context for the lesson their student completed and this step helps ensure on-going support of the Northwood PTA Art Docent program!

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 2nd end