Peer Lesson: Pinch Pots

We were given a brief history about what clay is and how it is used. New vocabulary was introduced. We were given a blob of clay that we were to use to make pinch pots out of. First we had to work the clay to make sure there were no bubbles in it. Then we worked the clay into a ball and using our thumbs we pushed down in the middle and worked our way around the entire ball creating a pot. All steps were modeled by the teachers and they continuously checked for understanding. We were required to have certain elements such as scoring in our project.

Extension Activity:
I would like to incorporate this activity into a thematic unit on Egypt. Egyptians were some of the first people to use clay pots. I would have to put a lot of thought into the planning of the unit, but I think there are endless possibilities here.