{"id":222859,"date":"2025-05-04T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/why-you-need-modeling-clay-in-your-art-room\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:03:40","slug":"why-you-need-modeling-clay-in-your-art-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=222859","title":{"rendered":"Why You NEED Modeling Clay in your Art Room!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-9154272321250520454\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZvIphTX3XiPqXtjAQ1Ypqo06O1HFvmG1Axx0yFhqweEdfMgpAEh7V3PTedPVZA3tgRzWwjZRL4lb4L76NhySjqgYEde5x95fHXfEyvbqAhVUUO2oiYn3Z2QmbjR13wE3jVd9ghDhvIkggfBdKWYhkmKFwlnrsBStt3EqgGCZK8SroWMo12mO-Q0tEsex7\/s5175\/Pages_2-3_CMYK.psd%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3450\" data-original-width=\"5175\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZvIphTX3XiPqXtjAQ1Ypqo06O1HFvmG1Axx0yFhqweEdfMgpAEh7V3PTedPVZA3tgRzWwjZRL4lb4L76NhySjqgYEde5x95fHXfEyvbqAhVUUO2oiYn3Z2QmbjR13wE3jVd9ghDhvIkggfBdKWYhkmKFwlnrsBStt3EqgGCZK8SroWMo12mO-Q0tEsex7\/w640-h426\/Pages_2-3_CMYK.psd%20(2).jpg\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times; font-size: large;\">When I first started teaching my art room had NOTHING in it but a bowling pin, a Leonardo da Vinci board game with the pieces missing, a coffee can of broken crayons and&#8230;a TON of modeling clay. I cast the clay aside not thinking I&#8217;d ever have use for it. But when my curriculum called for a &#8220;clay unit&#8221;&#8230;and I had no kiln and no budget, this stuff came in super handy. Turns out, my students and I loved it and used it to explore more than just sculpting. It became a vital tool for learning lines, shape, texture and more. Here&#8217;s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why You Need Modeling Clay in the Art Room!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bguAhHF_qA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times; font-size: large;\">I love using modeling clay for early finishers, lesson review, preview to sculpture and more! I created these clay sheets just for you! Please feel free to use them in your art room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times; font-size: large;\">Here you go:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times; font-size: large;\">Thanks, y&#8217;all! Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"photo signature_zpsd10b3273.png\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/blogger_img_proxy\/AEn0k_sG4efE3QJrjME1nPiKJSNnlleJ8fTaS-OkQQkbSqs7zBIp5ldkevbE2KNe92wcVWZS4CwYkqsI8nxW0iRsiv3bm9A0MvL_LQVtlm2asiNh_ZgI4NUz5HPNmkn3JhgfnqJtHVIY-4dzHSzjYDnzs_Wp9MEawLbFi2ZPWIRx5K1mjM27_NE=s0-d\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first started teaching my art room had NOTHING in it but a bowling pin, a Leonardo da Vinci board game with the pieces missing, a coffee can of broken crayons and&#8230;a TON of modeling clay. 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