LESSON PLAN NameEmma Yankovich Date Feb. 27- Mar.

4 Grade: 4th Lesson Length (time) 9:30 to 10:15 CLAY OWLS MaterialsNeeded: Clay, clay molding tools, plastic straws, paper. LessonAim:To teach the students about the importance and meaning of texture (an assessment question) through the manipulation of clay. To also introduce and familiarize students to working with clay Student Learning Objective: The student will learn -What texture means and how it plays a role in art. -How to properly manipulate clay. -How to score and slip clay to attach clay together. Introduction : I will begin the class by discussing texture- the definition of texture and why it is important when creating art. I will use visual examples to aid my lesson. I will then explain to them that they will be making their own clay project, with the focus on texture. We will be making clay owl out of a simple oval shape, made from a slab (I will define the word slab). Lesson Content: 1) I will have the kids gather around and have examples of texture in art, and through asking questions, I will asses the students understanding of the word. 2) I will show them the assessment test question in which the students are asked to choose which option shows the best example of variety. 3) I will then demonstrate how we will be making our clay owls: 1. Roll your clay into a ball so that it is smooth and even, with no big cracks or holes. 2. Flatten your clay using your hands into an oval slab so that it is even and not too thin. 3. Place your plastic straw towards the top of your oval slab (about a third of the way down from the top) and gently fold the clay down over the straw. This will be the owls head. The straw is so that there will be a hole where you can put a piece of string through after it has been fired, so the owl can be hung up. 4. Now you can work on making the eyes and the beak. Roll two balls out of the clay for the eyes, and a triangle for the beak (can be handbuilt or cut from a slab)

5. Attach the eyes and beak by scoring to the surfaces and then apply the slipthen press the piece on. 6. Now use the plastic clay molding tools to create texture on your owl so that it looks like it has feathers and wings. 7. Lastly, gently pull the straw out and place your owl in the designated area to dry. Checkfor Understanding:As the class is ending I will review questions with the class: -What is texture? -What is a slab of clay? -How do you attach two pieces of clay together so that they will stick? Terminology: Scoring- taking a tool and marking up the surface area of a piece of clay to create texture, holds two pieces of clay together. . Hand Building- Creating a clay sculpture using pieces of clay slabs, and then piecing them together by scoring and applying slip. Slip- water or watered down clay (consistency of mud) applied to a scored area, acts like glue when attaching two pieces of clay together. Slab- a thick piece of clay; rolled or cut to have a consistent thickness. Used for hand building.

Self Evaluation:The 4th graders did really well with this project. They grasped the definition of texture pretty quickly as well. I tried to demonstrated the steps as clearly as possible- the only thing that most of them really needed help with was folding the clay over with out breaking it. This is a project that was very successful over all, but could benefit from maybe talking a little bit more about owls and what they do in the wild.