Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Flatten and smooth their clay, rolling shapes successfully and making a range of marks in their clay.
- Make a basic pinch pot and join at least one clay shape onto the side using the scoring and slipping technique.
- Roll a smooth tile surface.
- Join clay shapes and make marks in the tile surface to create a pattern.
- Draw a house design and plan how to create the key features in clay.
- Create a clay house tile that has recognisable features made by both impressing objects into the surface and by joining simple shapes.
Suggested prior learning
Sculpture and 3D: Paper play
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring clay
Lesson 2: Pinch pots
Lesson 3: Applying skills in clay
Lesson 4: Designing a tile
Lesson 5: House tiles
Key skills
Generating ideas:
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Key knowledge
Formal elements:
- Form:
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Key vocabulary
Cross-curricular opportunities
Design and technology: Design, Make