Introductory Video and Instructional Videos to watch as you and your class begin your journey using the Clay Through the Ages Resources
Added: 30 Nov 2022
Contributor:
Hunt Museum
Resource type:
Demonstration
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Guide/notes
The first video introduces Clay Through the Ages and who The Three Muses are as well as some interesting information and fun facts about clay! The other two videos demonstrate how to make slip in the classroom and how to score and add slip to build constructions in clay.
The Three Muses Joint Education programme is comprised of the Limerick Museum, Limerick city Gallery of Art and the Hunt Museum.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- Visual Arts
Strand: Clay
Strand unit: Developing Form in Clay
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- develop line, shape, texture and pattern in clay
- explore and discover the possibilities of clay as a medium for imaginative expression
- make simple clay pots
- make sturdy figures in clay using the medium expressively and with imaginative detail
Suggestions for use: This is an introductory section to 4 further Lesson Plans titled Clay Through the Ages
