CLAY Daffodil Sculpture Art Project for Ceramics Lesson for Earth Day and Spring
This Spring and Earth Day themed clay art lesson for creating Daffodils is inspired by the concept that nature signals seasonal change in a variety of ways. Students use Pottery clay for this Mid to Upper Elementary, and even Middle School ceramics art project. You get a comprehensive step-by-step guide designed for 8-12 year olds. Suits 3rd to 7th grade teachers looking for an art lesson that is not craft. With its connection to the environment, this art project will easily engage older students, even adults. Makes authentic links to the Elements of Art, Art Theory and Plant or Seasonal themes like Spring or Earth Day.
This CLAY hand-building art lesson easily differentiates for the varied creative expressions in your class by opening the finishing options to include student ideas, inspire by the photographs in the resource. The project starts with the same structure build, then leave the finishing details to student choice, thereby including everyone's ideas.
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DAFFODILS is an impactful Art lesson plan that also helps to consolidate your student's understanding of Visual Art and the medium of pottery. This easy to use art lesson has a strong focus on the Elements of Art, like Shape, Form and Texture, a great way to build essential knowledge and skill in this subject - particularly for students and teachers with limited knowledge or experience with this medium.
The lesson also includes bonus information about tDaffodils, Pottery slab and pinch-pot building techniques and then guides you through the art lesson that has been tested and crafted to suit this age group - step by step.
This product is a non-editable PDF presentation. It includes slides for:
- Slab & pinch-pot building with Clay
- Literature connections
- Materials list
- Reference images
- Detailed building guide
- Detailed painting/ glazing guide
- Step by step instructions and sequence photos of the process
- Self assessment and reflection sheets
- Assessment guidance
This PDF has been designed in landscape format so that it is easily shared on a large screen with your students. Created for students aged 8+, this lesson plan is aimed at 3rd grade - 5th grade students and Middle School.
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❤️ Learn tips and tricks for building with clay
I’ve done it all for you and tested this lesson in the middle elementary / upper elementary grades. You can view posts about my lessons in my instagram and Pinterest feeds - links below.
❤️ Why should you trust my lessons?
I am both a general ed. classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school. I do this every day, just like you! My experience and knowledge are up to date with current practise.
❤️ How will this resource help busy classroom teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?
No worries - I’ve got you covered.
This lesson comes as a full colour PDF teacher guide, with a 30+ slide deck, to share on your large screen with your students.
All project steps are clearly explained and photographed, from start to finish, giving you the confidence to deliver quality visual art lessons for multi-day projects, to your students. Why exhaust yourself teaching 1 day lessons. Save those for your early finishers or end of term and make the shift to comprehensive, quality learning practise.
Use in a series of lessons, while encouraging students to follow choice options along the way and create their unique artwork, and be guided through their learning by the information in the PDF slideshow.
❤️ All the materials & skills are also clearly listed for you. It’s like having an art specialist with you in your classroom.
The PDF slides are intentionally designed in landscape orientation, to share with your students. This extra visual support will prove useful, particularly for our young or less experienced learners, and will also save you from having to repeat the same instructions, over and over again.
Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)
No printing required
⏰ How long will this project take to finish?
These lessons and art project can be completed in 4 lessons, depending on the age and skill of students.
1x double lesson for building the clay project (+2 week drying time, fire)
1x double lesson for glazing or painting
(* for average lesson times of 40-50min)
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❤️ So what is special about this resource?
DAFFODILS is NOT a superficial art or craft option. As a specialist in this field, I write lessons that encourage deeper, cross-curricular learning and make meaningful connections to other subject areas. This IS:
- a hand-building tutorial that uses measurement, shapes and 3D form (Math)
- explores concepts in Nature & Seasons
- teaches about the elements of art
- makes cross-curricular links to How The World Works & Sharing The Planet
This lesson plan can be the perfect companion art project for students inquiring into
✏️ The Theory of Visual Art
✏️ Art media
✏️ Seasons
✏️ Plants
Students can express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications (suggestions offered in the guide), while working through the guided project. Pause the presentation in places to discuss next steps with students, check understanding and explore potential student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. This addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork objectives in a purposeful way.
Recommended Pairing:
Extend the Flower theme by making these beautiful Tulips oil pastel drawings.
What other teachers have said about the Whale Tail painting guide:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My 5th graders enjoyed this project and they turned out beautifully! I sent them home for Mother's Day."
✅ What knowledge, techniques and skills will my students learn from this art tutorial?
- Gain knowledge about art media
- Gain knowledge about art elements
- Learn to compose with shapes & forms
- Include texture
- Follow a tutorial for guidance - listening skills, visual discrimination, sequencing
- Develop fine-motor & technical skills for using a range of art tools
- Respond to art created by artists and by other students
- Reflect on own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork - using the included student sheets
✅ That sounds great! So what about the Visual Art focus in this lesson?
- Introduced to and explore the medium of potters clay
- Introduced to and explore the tools and techniques of hand-building clay sculpture
- Explore the influence of nature on art
- Observe & understand the Art World (Studio Habits)
- Build observational skills & guided response
- Explore art making that expresses new learning
- Stretch & Explore (Studio Habits)
- PLAN - compose sculpture with shapes and forms
- Develop Craft, Engage & Persist, Express (Studio Habits)
- Make connections between the environment and art to understand the art community (Studio Habits)
- Reflect on personal development as an artist (Studio Habits)
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✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?
→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE
→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS
→ For my other Elements of Art lessons, click HERE: ART ELEMENTS
✅ Is this product available on TPT?
Yes - you can find this product in my TPT store - One Teacher's Journey - HERE
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