We were the luckiest school in our district, because we were the only one with a kiln. This opened up a new world of possibilities. (If your school doesn’t have a kiln, what are some ideas on how you can problem solve that issue and get your students’ ceramic pieces fired?)
With a kiln onsite, now, art education began with pinch pot history and technique. Throughout the year, students gifted their plates/bowls but by the time, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day rolled around at the end of the school year, the touch it takes to make a pinch pot had been developed by students. Years later, parents have returned and commented how they still have the pinch pot their child made years before.
What types of problems have you encountered with making pinch pots in an elementary classroom? What solutions are working?
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