AMACO® Lesson Plans

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New Video Format!

Lesson Plan 50–The Cubist Clay Portrait
Combining Perspectives Through Slab Building
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Our lesson plans provide an excellent starting point for creating memorable lessons which incorporate art history with hands-on classroom activities. We also have PowerPoint presentations for you to download and share with your classroom.

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New Technique Sheets in Video Format!

Vase with clay roses

Technique Sheet 57–The Rose Project

Finished Underglaze chalk crayons and pencils drawing

Technique Sheet 58–
Underglaze Chalk Crayons Tutorial

Ceramic Lesson Plans

Photo of finished twisted vessel

New Lesson Plan 56–Twisted Vessels
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Photo of finished lantern

New Lesson Plan 55–Lanterns to Light
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Photo of finished clay pitcher

Lesson Plan 54–Clay Pitchers
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Photo of 3 figures created by Dee Schaad

Lesson Plan 51–Whimsical Figures
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Photo of a clay mask

Lesson Plan 49–Clay Face Masks
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Photo of a tile created using Balsa-Foam as a stamp to create designs on a ceramic tile

Technique Sheet 48–Printing & Embossing with Clay & Underglazes
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Photo of four Celestial Tiles

Lesson Plan 47–Celestial Tiles
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Photo of three colorful ceramic caterpillars

Lesson Plan 46–Colorful Caterpillars
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Photo of a ceramic Whimsical Fish

Lesson Plan 45–Whimsical Fish
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Photo of a ceramic dragon

Lesson Plan 44–Basic Clay Animals
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Photo of ceramic birds

Lesson Plan 42–Create a Flock of Birds
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Photo of ceramic image transfer piece

Lesson Plan 41–Image Transfer: How to Make Clay Monoprint
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Photo of a ceramic barn and silo

Lesson Plan 40–Barns and Silos
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Photo of ceramic dishes with three image transfer techniques

Lesson Plan 38–3 Methods of Image Transfer and Printmaking with Clay and Underglazes
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Photo of ceramic mask

Lesson Plan 37–Sgraffito with Clay and Underglazes
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Photo of a ceramic Vessel using Textured Molds

Lesson Plan 29–Textured Pottery
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Photo of ceramic self-portrait by Cara Moczygemba

Lesson Plan 23–Ceramic Self-Portrait as a Famous Artist
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Photo of a ceramic Plate

Technique Sheet 21–Plates Everybody Can Make
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Photo of ceramic tea bowls

Technique Sheet 20–Hand Built Tea Bowls
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Photo of ceramic house

Lesson Plan 17–Mi Casa es Tu Casa
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Photo of a ceramic tile decorated with Rub n Buff

Lesson Plan 15–A New Approach to Developing Images on Clay
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Photo of ceramic chinese vessels

Lesson Plan 14–Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels
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Photo of a ceramic Persian tile

Lesson Plan 12–The Intricate Art of Persian Tiles
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Photo of ceramic cave art

Lesson Plan 11–Cave Art Revisited
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Photo of glazed terra cotta pots

Lesson Plan 6–A Passion for Pots
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Photo of ceramic dinosaur bones

Lesson Plan 5–A Relief Sculpture of Dinosaur Bones
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Photo of ceramic self-portraits

Lesson Plan 4–Portraits in Clay
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Photo of a ceramic tile mural

Lesson Plan 1–Ceramic Tile Wall Murals
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Glass Lesson Plans

Photo of glass pieces created using this technique

Technique Sheet 52–Glass Mosaic Frit Jewelry Casting Kit
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Photo of glass pendants

Technique Sheet 25–Fused Glass Jewelry
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Photo of a glass casting piece by George Debikey

Lesson Plan 22–Creative Glass Casting
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Photo of a glass plate

Lesson Plan 18–Warm Glass Renaissance
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Craft Lesson Plans

Photo of a Toucan created with Cloud Clay

Lesson Plan 53–Birds of the Amazon in Cloud Clay
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Photo of a unicorn created with Cloud Clay

Lesson Plan 43–Create 4-Legged Creatures in Cloud Clay
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Photo of a vulture marionette

Lesson Plan 36–Make a Marionette in Claycrete
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Photo of cat's face created with Sculptamold

Lesson Plan 35–Create a Cat with Sculptamold and WireForm
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Photo of a butterfly created with Friendly Plastic

Lesson Plan 34–Marbled Butterfly with Friendly Plastic
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Photo of printing with Balsa-Foam

Lesson Plan 33–Printing with Balsa-Foam
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Photo of a Balsa-Foam butterfly

Lesson Plan 32–Painted Balsa-Foam Butterfly
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Photo of Balsa-Foam African masks

Lesson Plan 31–Sculpted, Painted Balsa-Foam African Masks
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Photo of sun created with Sculptamold

Lesson Plan 30–Sun Sculpture with WireForm and Sculptamold
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Photo of ceramic Textured Pottery

Lesson Plan 29–Textured Pottery
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Photo of a Japanese garden lantern

Lesson Plan 28–Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone
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Photo of sculpture in Sculptamold

Lesson Plan 27–Daybreak: A Sculpture Utilizing Sculptamold
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Photo of Day of the Dead dolls

Lesson Plan 26–Claycrete Calaveras
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Photo of a bust created with Sculptamold

Lesson Plan 16–Sculptural Heads
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Photo of underwater scene created with Permoplast

Lesson Plan 8–Clay Animation
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PowerPoint Presentations

Photo introduction to glass powerpoint presentation

Introduction to Glass in the Classroom

Photo recycled murals powerpoint presentation

Bisque and Recycled Tile Murals

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Other Instructions

Photo of glass drop ring sample

Glass Drop Ring Kit Instructions

Photo of mosaic created from ceramic pieces and clay slab

Mosaics Made from Clay Slabs, Ceramic Pieces and Grout

Photo of Mix-a-Mold sample

Mix-a-Mold Mixing Tips

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