Before the lesson
Learning objective
- To create a pattern from clay
National curriculum
Pupils should be able to:
- Use sculpture to develop and share their ideas
- Develop art and design and techniques in using pattern
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: May instead of etchingA printing process created by scratching lines onto the plate, applying ink and then paper… into the clay, use an object (eg pen lid) to imprint the patternA repeated decorative design..
Pupils working at greater depth: Could consider how the colour of clay would create another level of effect on their shell – they could colour their original design.
What effect would different tools have?