Elementary Visual School Arts

Concepts

(students need to know)

Skills

(students need to be able

to do)

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Levels

Origin of clay

Shapes vs. Forms

Uses of clay

Appropriate clay
vocabulary

Elements of Art: shape,
form, texture

Effectively use hand

building techniques to

form a coil

Effectively use scoring to

create snail

Use clay tools and

stamps to add texture to

snail

Effectively use firing or

non-firing finishes

including glaze, paint or

washes to add color to

snail

1. Remembering


2. Understanding


3. Applying

Essential Questions Corresponding Big Ideas

Where does clay come from?

What is clay used for?

How can clay be hardened?

Why is glaze shiny?

Clay safety

Air bubbles

What is a kiln?

What happens in a kiln?

Standardized Assessment Correlations

(State, Province, College, and Career)

NA