Animals + Insects
Grade(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Location: Visual Art Studios at St. Albert Place (Art Gallery of St. Albert)
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Volunteers: 4–6 recommended
* To schedule a field trip, you'll need to have a teacher account and log in. If you don't have an account yet, you can easily register for one here.
*Note: All in school and virtual clay programs use air dry clay which is much less durable than clay that is bisque fired at our visual art studios. We cannot transport clay from in-school programs to the visual art studios for firing, but if your school has a kiln and a technician, we can supply suitable clay for firing at your school.
Click here for information on in school techniques for finishing air dry clay
Learn More About Our Animals + Insects Programs!
Program descriptions and curriculum links:A whimsical animal of the student's choice decorates this hand built pinch pot, with a face on one side and a tail on the other! Instructors will guide students through the dominant traits that make each animal look distinct and guide students in creating the forms that will best reflect that animal.
Curriculum
- Art
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- (3–Art) Use art to express feelings and ideas; look closely and focus on improvement
- (4–Art) Develop realistic treatments, refine form and express feelings and ideas
- (5–Art) Play with shape; use abstraction and distortion; minimize material and effort in art
- (6–Art) Explore more complex art procedures; express themselves and refine artwork
Did you know there are close to 40 different species of owl in North America and the Great Horned Owl has been chosen as Alberta’s provincial bird? Students learn to sculpt one specific species of owl.
Curriculum
- Art
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Social Studies
- (K–Social) Examine needs and wants, belonging and working together
- (K–Art) Respond to, explore and develop confidence through art
- (1–Art) Explore form and function and develop decorative styles
- (2–Art) Communicate with visual symbols using a variety of media and techniques
Students examine an actual butterfly and view photographs of a variety of species, including their metamorphosis, before being led step by step through the process of how to build all these different stages into one long rectangular slab of clay. Students will cut, roll coils and create all of the different shapes required to complete this perfect addition to any garden.
Curriculum
- Art
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Science
- (K–Art) Respond to, explore and develop confidence through art
- (1–Science) Seasonal Changes on plants and animals
- (1–Art) Explore form and function and develop decorative styles
- (2–Science) Growth and development of plants and animals and relationship to humans
- (2–Art) Communicate with visual symbols using a variety of media and techniques
