As a lead in to our clay dinosaur fossils, 2nd graders did a quick round of observational drawing (which they nailed, by the way, as seen above.)
Here are our fossils! This was my very first time teaching clay and using a kiln, and I pretty much put it off as long as possible. I was terrified of blowing everything up. BUT, we got through it without a hitch and I am so proud of how they turned out! First, they filled in the fossil imprints with white crayon, then covered the remainder of their pieces with different shades of brown. I mixed up a few batches of watered-down india ink that students applied with a paintbrush over the crayon. After everything was dry, I sprayed a couple coats of clear matte finish over the top.
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