Fireflies Family Learning
Art Through History: Cell 2 - Pottery
In this set of readings, videos, and projects, children (Pre-school to 8th grade) will learn about History through Art. The focus of Art Learning Cell 2 is making and decorating pottery, demonstrating the usefulness of art in the Biblical world. Spiritual lessons in pottery making will also be shown.
Learning Cell #2: Memory Verse Challenge
Isaiah 64:8
"O Yahweh, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our Potter".
Learning About ANCIENT POTTERY:
READ ABOUT IT:
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In Bible times, one important role that art played was serving a functioning purpose - a common use. This is beautifully seen in pottery. Pottery was art made ordinary. It was dishes, cookware, containers...
Pottery also serves as a living parable, demonstrating how Yahweh works with us:
Check out these videos:
The Potter and a Life Shaped with Purpose
FIRING POTTERY
ANCIENT POTTERY:
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
Want to learn more about ancient pottery? Here are some links to further discovery:
How People Fired Pottery in Bible Times (1 minute video short)
Ancient Pottery in the Bible Lands Museum (4 min 40 sec video)
Kids Teaching Kids: Wheel Throwing (2 minute 20 sec video)
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
Writing Prompt:
Writing an acrostic poem is a fun and simple way for kids to explore poetry because it does not require rhyming or strict rhythm.
For this acrostic poem uses the letters of the word P-O-T-T-E-R-Y (written vertically) to start each line, with all lines relating to that topic.
Here's an example:
P – Pots and bowls are shaped from clay.
O – On the wheel they spin around all day.
T – Tiny hands can help to mold,
T – Turning clay into cups to hold.
E – Every piece is made with care,
R – Ready for water, flowers, or air.
Y – You can make one too—give pottery a try!
MAKE POTTERY: Step 1 (Grades K-8)
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
MAKE POTTERY: Step 1 (Grades K-8)
Make your own pottery, the same way ancient people did in Bible times, before the invention of the potter's wheel.
Before the potter's wheel was invented, people made pottery with a pinch-pot method.
Here's how to make your own pinch pot pottery:
How to Make a Pinch Pot (5 minute 41 sec video)
How to Make a Pinch Pot written Instructions
MAKE POTTERY: Step 2 (Grades K-8)
WRITING: POTTERY POETRY (Grades 4-8)
MAKE POTTERY: Step 1 (Grades K-8)
Seal and paint your pinch pot (made from step 1).
To seal your pinch pot, after it is fully dry, apply generous amounts of Elmer's glue with a paint brush. This will also create a shiny surface on the pot.
Use acrylic paint and paint your pot. You can paint it anyway you like. Or you can paint it to look like the ancient people did, using natural colors like the ones made from nature (explained in the above book: Tali and the First Colors).
When your pot is finished, apply one more coat of Elmer's white glue to fully seal it and give it a finished shine.
Note: your pinch pot, made in this way, is not food safe.