CLAY!!!!!!!!! GLORIOUS CLAY! WONDERFUL CLAY, MARVELOUS CLAY!!!!

Once we finish making our clay projects the kids always seem to ask....

When Do we get to paint our CLAY?

I tell them when you see the paint on the table. :)

So here they are...

Kindergarten made pinch pot bugs and texture tiles for them to sit on. Some even made habitats!

First grade made majestic and exoctic owl wall hangings!

We were inspired by real owls.

Owls in the wild

  

Second grade Second grades fish made a splash!

It was a long process. First we painted.

 Then, we chose beads and pipe cleaners to go with our fish. Finally, we put it all together to make our beautiful relief fish wall hanging!

Third, fourth and fifth grade worked really hard! Right up to the last minute so we have fewer pictures, but they are fabulous too! They used Mod Podge to make them glossy. So some are still wet in the pictures.

Third grade made 3 dimensional animal sculptures!

 

 

 

Fourth grade made 3 dimensional Fantasy containers!

Fifth grade made Relief portraits!

 

Aren't they ALL AWESOME!

Are you smarter than a Third grader?

Well I am not too proud to admit I am not. I had 2 wonderful third graders, KR and ER come and help me learn how to make an"I motion" today. They were great!  However I did have something to offer them, I helped them learn how to make a Lego Movie. :)

Imotion   Lego Movie Maker

Yes, An old dog can learn new tricks...

5th Grades Technology Self Portraits

During the first nine weeks fifth graders created wonderful black and white self- portraits. Using their own original drawings, over the last several months they have been creating Photoshop Element Technology Portraits. 

Here are a few more close up...

Here's a look at the toolbox layout.

Don't watch the whole tutorial just skip around and to see the program they were using. 

Aren't they AWESOME!