Clay
Clay tools
Glaze
Brushes
Water containers
Unit Vocabulary Terms Enrichment/Extension Interdisciplinary
Connections
Priority
Standards
ConceptsSupporting
Standards
Concepts
and Other
Unit-
Specific
TermsCeramics
Bisque ware
Green ware
Kiln
Slab
Glaze
Fire
Elements of
Art:
Shapes
Forms
Lines
Principles of
Design:
Balance
Three-
dimensional
art has
length, width,
depth, is not
flat, and can
be viewed
from all/many
sides
MoistureElements of
Art:
Line
Shape
Color
Space
Texture
ValuePrinciples of
Design:
Contrast
Variety
Rhythm
Emphasis
Balance
Proportion
UnityKWL ChartSecrets in Stone: All
About Maya
Hieroglyphs, by Laurie
Coulter. Little, Brown,
2001.Secrets of the Mayan
Ruins, by P.J. Stray.
Silver Burdett, 1995Photographing finished
pots and posting in
online class galleries
with parental permissionVisiting a potter or
sculptorSocial Studies:
Mayan Culture
Compare traditional
pottery techniques of
Native Americans
across the United
States.Language Arts:
SymbolismScience:
The cycle of raw clay
turning into ceramicsMath:
Shrinkage