Elementary Visual School Arts

Creating A Clay Flower
Pocket

Glazing technique

Students will use the slab

hand building technique

to create a clay plant

holder.

Students will apply glaze

after their piece has been

fired.

1 Session

1 Session

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

Functional vs. Decorative
Art

Effectively use hand

building techniques to

form a slab

Effectively use scoring to

create a pocket

Use clay tools and

stamps to add texture to

clay pocket

Effectively use firing or

non-firing finishes

including glaze, paint or

washes to add color to

clay pocket

1. Remembering


2. Understanding


3. Applying


4. Creating

Essential Questions Corresponding Big Ideas

Explain the difference between
“functional art and decorative art”.

Why would it be important to share
ideas and materials in creating art?

Explain the process for making a
pottery pocket. (Sequencing)

Can art be made by machines?

Careers in Art (Vocation vs. Avocation)

Collaboration (in the design process)