The AMACO® series of lesson plans, technique sheets and Power Point presentations cover a wide range of topics and offer art teachers an excellent starting point for creating memorable lessons that incorporate art history with hands-on classroom activities. Listed below are the available lesson plans, technique sheets and Power Point presentations from AMACO®.
Each lesson plan and technique sheet is available in HTML or PDF format. PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it here. Or, call toll-free, (800) 374-1600 and ask for one or all* of the lesson plans in printed form -- as many copies as you need!
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| Lesson Plan No. 1 |
Ceramic Tile Wall Murals [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 2 |
A Multi-Color Printing Experience for High School Students [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 3 |
Spoon Printing Lithography: A Printmaking Experience for Elementary Students |
| Lesson Plan No. 4 |
Portraits in Clay: A Lesson in Sculpture for Elementary Students |
| Lesson Plan No. 5 |
Dig This: A Relief Sculpture of Dinosaur Bones for Elementary Students [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 6 |
A Passion For Pots: A Lesson in Glaze Decoration for Students of All Ages |
| Lesson Plan No. 7 |
Beautiful Beads: A Lesson In Making Beads With Polymer Clay |
| Lesson Plan No. 8 |
Clay Animation: A Interdisciplinary Lesson |
| Lesson Plan No. 9 |
Creating Cast Paper Sculpture: A Simple Lesson In Papermaking and Moldmaking |
| Lesson Plan No. 10 |
The Fascinating World Of Insects: A Lesson in Bug Making With Polymer Clay |
| Lesson Plan No. 11 |
Cave Art Revisited: A Lesson in Recreating Prehistoric Art |
| Lesson Plan No. 12 |
The Intricate Art of Persian Tiles [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 13 |
Creating Relief Sculpture: A Lesson in Sculpture and Moldmaking Using Sculptamold® [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 14 |
Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 15 |
A New Approach to Developing Images on Clay [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 16 |
Sculptural Heads: A Lesson in Creating life-sized Heads with Sculptamold® [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 17 |
Mi Casa es Tu Casa: A lesson in Creating Small, Animated Houses With Amaco® Clay and Gloss Decorating Colors [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 18 |
Warm Glass Renaissance: Modern Technology Brings Back an Ancient Glass Art Form with Amaco Glass Select Fire Kilns [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 19 |
Exploring Life in the Coral Reef [PDF format] |
| Technique Sheet/LP No. 20 |
Hand Built Tea Bowls [PDF format] |
| Technique Sheet/LP No. 21 |
Plates Everybody Can Make [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 22 |
Creative Glass Casting [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 23 |
Ceramic Self-Portrait as a Famous Artist [PDF format] |
| Technique Sheet No. 24 |
AMACO® Gloss Decorating Colors..."Majolica GDC’s" [PDF format] |
| Technique Sheet No. 25 |
Fused Glass Jewelry [PDF format] |
| Lesson Plan No. 26 |
Claycrete Calaveras - Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) [PDF format] |
| An Introduction to Glass in the Classroom |
This Power Point presentation offers a brief overview of glass fusing, slumping and casting in PowerPoint format. Great step by step and critical information for using AMACO® warm glass products. |
| Bisque and Recycled Tile Murals |
After a brief history of the tile mural as an art form, this Power Point presentation provides practical information for creating beautiful murals in the classroom. |
NOTE: Lessons 7 and 10 originally featured Friendly Clay, which is no longer available. These lessons can be followed using any polymer clay.
*Lesson Plans No. 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10 are out of print and only available on our website. |
If you have an idea for a lesson plan using Amaco products that you would like to share with other art educators, contact Jeffrey Sandoe, Key Accounts Manager; Director, AMACO/Brent Contemporary Clay Gallery at American Art Clay Co., Inc. |
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