Clay
Clay tools
Glaze
Brushes
Water containers
Unit Vocabulary Terms Enrichment/Extension Interdisciplinary
Connections
Priority
Standards
Concepts
Supporting
Standards
Concepts
and Other
Unit-
Specific
Terms
Ceramics
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
Moisture
Elements of
Art:
Line
Shape
Color
Space
Texture
Value
Principles of
Design:
Contrast
Variety
Rhythm
Emphasis
Balance
Proportion
Unity
KWL Chart
Secrets in Stone: All
About Maya
Hieroglyphs, by Laurie
Coulter. Little, Brown,
2001.
Secrets of the Mayan
Ruins, by P.J. Stray.
Silver Burdett, 1995
Photographing finished
pots and posting in
online class galleries
with parental permission
Visiting a potter or
sculptor
Social Studies:
Mayan Culture
Compare traditional
pottery techniques of
Native Americans
across the United
States.
Language Arts:
Symbolism
Science:
The cycle of raw clay
turning into ceramics
Math:
Shrinkage