Decorative Tiles

For this project we were asked to create decorative tiles from clay. We were taught about the basics of creating clay projects and there was lots of group instructions. We were told to knead and score our projects and we could create whatever we wanted. I created a "K" and wrote me name on the side. I used the colors purple and blue for my tile. It was hard to get the "K" to stick to the tile because we needed to stitch it to the project. It was air drying clay so we didn't need to fire it, which made it really easy to put together and paint. It was a fun activity.

For an extension activity I would incorporate math because I could have the students write numbers on them and they could be hung up around the classroom for the students to see everyday. We could also do it for the alphabet. This would be an activity for younger students. Students would be given the activity at the beginning of the year and for younger students I would have the clay cut out and just have them write or create the letter or number for the clay. Then they can also color it whatever color they like.