Clay Pots

Strand: Art
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: classroom
Objective: The students will be able to create a pot with an appreciation for the Woodland Culture's way of life.
Materials: clay
toothpicks
Vocabulary: Woodland Culture
Mississippi River
clay
Procedure:
  1. Review or discuss with the children how the Woodland people make their own tools and pots for cooking and eating.  Also discuss with the that the Woodland people got the clay they used for pottery from the Mississippi River
  2. Tell the students that they will be making pots just like the Woodland people did a long time ago
  3. Distribute the clay and let them explore how to form their pot
  4. After they have made a pot they are happy with, let them use a toothpick to draw designs or small pictures on the pot
  5. Set the pots in a safe area to harden
 

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