Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Clay Tiles

5th graders were given a slab of clay (that was lightly covered for a day or two to firm up). They cut their slabs into a tile. They drew their design on the clay with a pencil or sharpened wooden tool, then carved their design with various clay tools. Once they finished, they put them up to dry. After fired, they glazed with various colors. We fired again. Some students added metallic paint for finishing touches.

(Holes were optional if students wanted to hang their tiles on a wall.)

 

 

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