Grow Up Great
Note: Prior to the start of the lesson, form a tennis ball–sized piece of clay for each child, place the balls on a waxed-paper–covered baking sheet or tray, and cover with a damp towel until ready for use.
The sense of touch is one of the five senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch. The sense of touch gives us information about the world around us. When we touch something, we can tell if it feels hot, cold, or in between. We feel things through our skin because it contains touch receptors. The largest concentration of touch receptors is in our fingertips. We can feel temperature, texture, and form with our fingertips.
Pottery, like Cylinder Vase, is an ancient art form that dates back to prehistoric times when early figurines were made from clay. The first use of functional pottery is thought to have been for storing water and food. Humans discovered that clay could be dug up, molded into a shape, and then dried to make it harden. Pottery is made by forming clay into a desired shape and then firing it in a kiln. A kiln is a type of oven that removes the water from the clay and causes it to harden.
The sense of touch is one of the five senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch. The sense of touch gives us information about the world around us. When we touch something, we can tell if it feels hot, cold, or in between. We feel things through our skin because it contains touch receptors. The largest concentration of touch receptors is in our fingertips. We can feel temperature, texture, and form with our fingertips.
These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge.[2]
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There are currently no Common Core Standards for pre-k, but these lessons are aligned as closely as possible to capture the requirements and meet the goals of Common Core Standards. However, these lessons were neither reviewed or approved by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices or the Council of Chief State School Officers, which together are the owners and developers of the Common Core State Standards.
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