Early Works in Clay (first grade)

Explore artifacts left behind. Why were they made and what were they used for? How did creations in clay change over time? What do they tell us about the people who made them? Visit the river portion Pee Dee History Gallery and then make your own pinch pot in the studio classroom!

Gallery Tour: Pee Dee History Gallery - River
Studio Activity: Pinch Pot Creation(Classroom)


SC SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS:
Standard 1: Utilize the college and career skills of a historian to study continuity and change over time in South Carolina.
The students will:
1.H.3 Evaluate different sources of evidence used in historical inquiry, such as art, artifacts, digital sources, graphs, maps, oral histories, photographs/images and texts.

SC VISUAL ARTS STANDARDS
Artistic Processes: Connecting - I can relate artistic ideas and work with personal meaning and external context.
Anchor Standard 6: I can identify and examine the role of visual arts through history and world cultures.
Benchmark VA.C NL.6 I can recognize differences in artworks from some cultures and time periods.
Indicator VA.C NL.6.1I can recognize that all cultures create art and explore elements specific to that culture/form.