william biderbost on sat 9 jan 99
Hello! I am searching for new project ideas for my childrens class. The
ages range from 8 to 12. I am lucky in that I have many returning students,
however my project ideas are limited and I'd like not to repeat projects.
I've covered the basic pinch pots to wind chimes and I'm running low on new
creative ideas. Any thoughts would help.
Thanks,
Katie
E-mail me directly wbider@interaccess.com
Dannon Rhudy on sun 10 jan 99
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Masks are good, and simple made as drape molds over a crumpled-paper form.
Features can be cut out or added on.
I believe that's been suggested before for children. You can also use many
other things as drape molds - throw-away containers of various kinds make
good drape molds for such things as cereal bowls, drinking vessels, etc.
They only need a paper towel over the form so that the clay will release.
Trays and so on can be made the same way. Simple and quick - don't
know what your time constraints are.
Dannon Rhudy
potter=40koyote.com
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=3E Hello=21 I am searching for new project ideas for my childrens class. =
The
=3E ages range from 8 to 12. I am lucky in that I have many returning =
students,
=3E however my project ideas are limited and I'd like not to repeat =
projects.
=3E I've covered the basic pinch pots to wind chimes and I'm running low on =
new
=3E creative ideas. Any thoughts would help.
=3E Thanks,
=3E Katie
=3E
=3E E-mail me directly wbider=40interaccess.com
Judy Frederick on mon 11 jan 99
Hi,
I was reading the post about the mug exchange for NCECA. That is the first
thing I thought of reading your post about kid projects. You could do you own
little exchange. They could each make a mug (or animal or bowl, etc.) and
draw names for the new owner. My clay teacher teaches kids too. One of her
projects for the kids was to do something that reflects their religious
beliefs. One child made a cross, another made a manora (sp?). These kids
were on the low end of your age range. Do you teach any painting on tiles or
bas-relief work with them? My teacher is not on line but I can ask her for
some more ideas and write again.
Good Luck for now, Judy
Sheila Tarshis on mon 11 jan 99
Hi,
I do a couple of projects the kids really like..Slab fish, with pictures of
tropical fish to kick-off, a Mac hamburger which they really like and masks
(slab with paper underneather bunched up.
Hope this helps.
Sheila
Clark & Julie Kent on tue 19 jan 99
Hello teachers,
I teach children from 7 through 18 at our community arts facility. I have
to reply to the mug exchange suggestions for kids. First, you should warn
the children very clearly ahead of time that they will be exchanging the
mugs (or bowls, or whatever you choose to do) ahead of time. Do not
surprise them; most kids don't have the maturity to handle letting go of a
cherished piece of art. Also recognize that children are easily
disappointed in situations like this -- they will identify the pot they
like the "best" and if they don't end up getting that one, will be
disappointed. There is also a lot of room here for one or more children to
serve up their work only to be criticized by others. I had one kid throw
out another kid's pot before he even left the classroom because he thought
it was "lame". I did the best I could to repair the damage, but you can
see how easily an exercise like this can get out of control. I have
learned to carefully assess the children in any given class (the dynamic
changes radically) before I do anything that will challenge social skills.
Good luck with your kids!
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi,
> I was reading the post about the mug exchange for NCECA. That is
>the first
>thing I thought of reading your post about kid projects. You could do you own
>little exchange. They could each make a mug (or animal or bowl, etc.) and
>draw names for the new owner. My clay teacher teaches kids too. One of her
>projects for the kids was to do something that reflects their religious
>beliefs. One child made a cross, another made a manora (sp?). These kids
>were on the low end of your age range. Do you teach any painting on tiles or
>bas-relief work with them? My teacher is not on line but I can ask her for
>some more ideas and write again.
> Good Luck
>for now, Judy
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