How to make a clay spider on a web

Here’s how to make a clay spider on a web with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions.

Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics about nature and mini beasts. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). Differentiation suggestions are shown plus tips for painting the finished model. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups.

What you need:
clay
pencils
lolly sticks
pots of water.

What you get:
Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a spider on a web’.
Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a spider on a web’
Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Different types of web and a small spider’ left handed version (differentiation)
Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Different types of web and a small spider’ right handed version (differentiation)
Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘How to paint your spider on a web’

Video animation showing how to make a spider on a web
Video animation showing how to make different types of web and a small spider
Video animation showing how to paint your spider on a web
Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you need to watch a ball, a bean and a sausage)
Video showing how to press your clay flat

Information for teachers:
How the projects work
Things you will need
Lesson plan
Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating)
Health and Safety
How to recycle your clay
Looking after your clay
Handling clay
Certificate of Achievement

These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.