Lesson Plan: Art: Clay Gingerbread Men - Glazing

Grade/Subject: Grade 2/3 Science

Topic B: Building With a Variety of Materials
Length of Lesson: 55 min

Date: Monday, Dec 5, 2016

Name: Nicole Riedmueller

General Learning
Expectation

Component 3
APPRECIATION: Students will interpret artworks literally.
Component 4
MAIN FORMS AND PROPORTIONS: Students will learn the shapes of things as well
as develop decorative styles.
Component 6
QUALITIES AND DETAILS: Students will represent surface qualities of objects and
forms.
Component 9
CRAFTSMANSHIP: Students will add finishing touches.
Concepts
Component 10
(i) - PURPOSE 3: Students will decorate items personally created.
Concepts
(i) - PURPOSE 4: Students will express a feeling or a message.
Concepts
MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES: Students will use media and techniques, with an
emphasis on exploration and direct methods in drawing, painting, print making,
sculpture, fabric arts, photography and technographic arts.

Specific Learning
Expectation

APPRECIATION:
A. Art takes different forms depending on the materials and techniques used.
F. All aspects of an artwork contribute to the story it tells.
MAIN FORMS AND PROPORTIONS:
B. Shapes can be depicted as organic or geometric.
C. Shapes can be made using different procedures; e.g., cutting, drawing, tearing,
QUALITIES AND DETAILS:
A. Texture is a surface quality that can be captured by rubbings or markings.
B. Textures form patterns.
F. Details enrich forms.
CRAFTSMANSHIP:
A. Finishing touches (accents, contrasts, outlines) can be added to make a work
more powerful.
(i) - PURPOSE 3:
A. Details, patterns or textures can be added to two-dimensional works.
B. Details, patterns or textures can be added to the surface of three-dimensional
(i) - PURPOSE 4:
A. Feelings and moods can be interpreted visually.
B. Specific messages, beliefs and interests can be interpreted visually, or
symbolized.
MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES:
D. Sculpture
Make two- and three-dimensional assemblages from found materials.
Learn the care and handling of clay, and explore the modelling possibilities.
Use simple clay modelling techniques of rolling, pinching, adding, pressing,
making coils, texturing.

Learning
Objectives

I can construct geometric and organic shapes using clay tools

I can investigate qualities and details in the surface of the clay
I can understand that details enrich the forms
I can examine my own feelings, moods, beliefs and interests visually and symbolically

Materials

1. recycled stoneware clay

2. cardboard to work on
3. variety of clay tools

Procedure

I will demonstrate the techniques, then was around

and provide hands on help

Assessment Methods

Introduction
(5 min)
Previous
Knowledge:

(5 min) Have pieces already set up on individual

desks. Discuss the brushes and how they say with
the colours.

Does everyone understand?

Five fingers and a fist
(Formative Assessment)

Body of Lesson
(20 min.)

(25 min) Get to work. Have student underglaze

their work. Ask for hands up to get glaze refills.
Draw on white board several techniques for
layering and achieving detail with the
underglaze. Played music quietly.

I will circulate to answer

questions and assist with the
activity.

Closure
(10 min.)

Sponge Activity

Reflection:

(5 min) Clean up - we will quickly clean up our

materials. Painting pieces are brought to the back
table and packed up to be fired.

sweeping the floor

Five Fingers and a Fist - Got

it? (Formative Assessment)

Walk around