Multi-Method Bird House!

Today we made bird houses using our favorite building methods! The foundations were made with textured slabs and then the students either pinched or coiled to make their roofs. The objectives of the lesson were to

1) Assess student knowledge of texture, and building methods (slab, pinch, coil)

2) Create a house made from multiple building methods

3) Use art to enhance their creativity and description abilities in writing

This was a great project because it was fun and because it was a final test of their progress and knowledge. Even though the project was challenging, the students’ work turned out beautifully! They were all unique and creative. When placed on the shelf to dry after the lesson, all the projects together looked like a little bird house village!