Second grade students created these beautiful ceramic, glazed turtles. After forming their clay block into a ball shape, they flattened the ball into a "hamburger patty" shape. Next, they STEPPED on it! The pattern from the bottom of their shoe creates a unique turtle shell design. Using their knowledge from first grade pinch pots, the second graders then formed the textured slab of clay into an inverted pinch pot. I demonstrated the "slip and score" method of attaching two pieces of clay together and instructed the students to attach a head and a tail to their turtles. After the initial bisque firing in our kiln, the turtles were glazed with a variety of brightly colored glazes and refired at over 2000 degrees! Great job, second graders. Take good care of your turtles. :)
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