Third Grade Coil Pots

Third graders spent some time looking at the artworks of the Pueblo Indians in Southwestern United States.  We focused on the artist Maria Martinez and watched a video about her pottery technique and design, it was really informative and the students loved watching it.  We then learned about the hand building technique of Coiling to create our pots.  The students loved working with the clay and the challenge of building up the walls to match their different base shape selections. 

After we built them, they worked on Glazing their pots with different colors and designs.  All of the glazes we use are food safe, so they can place snacks inside if they desire.