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Making Glazing Work for A Large Grou...
I’m just going to say it… glazing can be a pain in the butt. I can’t...
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The Clay Conundrum: How to Teach Hun...
In the past, we have talked a lot about clay on AOE. From designing a clay...
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A Recipe to Make Practice Clay and O...
In “Teaching Clay Without a Kiln: An Art Teacher’s Resource”...
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Teaching Clay Without a Kiln: An Art...
What some art teachers would consider a necessity and staple in their art...
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How to Create a Collaborative Mosaic
Like many schools, walls at my school are white and bare. As the art teacher,...
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Why Alphabet Pasta ROCKS! (And a Fun...
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Stay Organized by Making Sample Glaz...
Art teachers are always looking for the next best way to sort our assortment...
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Accept the Clay Challenge
I must admit, a flaw of mine is waiting until the last couple weeks of the...
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Chinese Teacup: Free Lesson Plan Dow...
Level: K-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Form, Line Art Skills:...
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Clay Doctor
Do you ever feel like you are the “Clay Doctor?”… No...
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Lesson: Pop Art Food Sculptures
It may be considered a crime to have this much fun at school- For both the...
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What Would You Do… With a Pinc...
Where you singing the Klondike Bar song? I was! In Kindergarten my students...
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Lesson: Wayne Thiebaud Clay Cupcakes
Food. We all love it. We all need it. We all connect to it. It brings us...
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The Pot That Juan Built
In 2nd grade, students are learning about coil, slip and score in the clay...
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Clay Curriculum
The following are the Power Standards that I follow during the month of...

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