This resource features 32 clay-themed lesson starters and warm-up activities, designed to engage students at the start or end of art and ceramics lessons. Suitable for Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Senior Art classrooms, these prompts encourage creative thinking and reinforce clay and ceramics techniques.
Prompts cover textures, hand-building, sculpture, and creative problem-solving, and can be used flexibly as starters, exit tasks, early finisher activities, or discussion prompts.
The resource includes interactive and animated Google Slides, perfect for whiteboard presentations, or printing for individual use.
What’s Included- 32 clay-themed prompts across five categories.
- Animated Google Slides for interactive lessons.
- Printable slides for handouts or homework.
- Ideal for daily starters, exit tasks, or early finisher activities.
- Clay Detective – Describe ceramic objects and their textures.
- Clay Word Search – Quick questions like “What is the process of heating clay?” (Answer: Firing).
- Finish the Clay Shape – Turn a simple clay form into a creative artwork.
- Opposites in Clay – Sketch contrasting textures (smooth/rough).
- Pot Luck Storytelling – Imagine the story behind a clay pot.
- Lesson starters to focus students and introduce clay concepts.
- Exit tasks to review and reflect on learning.
- Early finisher activities for creative extension.
- Prompts to encourage discussion and visual analysis of clay techniques.
- Interactive slides work best on a whiteboard; printable sheets offer flexibility.
- Preview images are watermarked — final files are not.
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