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Page 1: Environments: Basics and Beyond The Stage of Clay · Environments: Basics and Beyond The Stage of Clay Clay is a fine mixture of decomposed igneous rock materials and organic matter

Environments: Basics and Beyond The Stage of Clay

Clayisafinemixtureofdecomposedigneousrockmaterialsandorganicmatter.Clayiscontinuouslybeingformed.

WhatisCLAY?

• Clayisnaturalandcanbeleftoutside

• Clayhasanaturalappeal.

• Alinewithacrayonisunchangeable,howeveralongcoilofclaycanbecomeasnake,thenabowl,thenasnowperson.

• Thepossibilitiesareendlessandchildrenenjoythefreedomtotransformtheircreations.

Stage1:Ataboutagetwo,childrenenjoyplayingandexperimentingwithclay.Theydonottrytocreatespecificobjects,butratheraretryingtounderstandwhatclayisandwhattheycandowithit.Theyarepickinguponallofthesensoryexperiencestheyarehavingandenjoyclayasaprocessingexperience.Stage2:Aroundthreeyears,childrenbecomemoredeliberateintheirclayexperimentations.“Asscientists,theyputclaytoaseriesoftestsbyrolling,pinching,tearing,pulling,andpokingit.Byphysicallyactingonclaytheydiscoveritsproperties.Claycanroll,butitcannotbounceorpour”(Schirrmacher,2006,p.260).Childrenwilllearnhowtomakesimplecoils,balls,and“flattenedcakes,”andusetheseshapesrepeatedly.

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WHYCLAY?

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Stage3:Aroundagefouryearoldsbegintotaketheirscientificstudiestothenextstepbybringingtheirclayformstolife.Rolledballscanbecomesnowmenwithfeelingsandthoughtsoftheirown.Whiletheyarenowmakingrealobjectsandcreatures,itishappeningmorebychancethanactualplanning.Stage4:Ataboutfiveyearschildrennowhavetheconfidenceandabilitytocometotheclaytablewithanideaofwhatitistheywanttomake.Forthem,theirchallengeistofindtherightprocessesandstrategiestofulfilltheirideas.Thishelpschildrenlearntoproblemsolveandtocomeupwithcreativesolutionstotheirownideas.

Wholebody:largeandfinemotordevelopment.• Childrenpound,pinch,roll,flatten,poke,tear,

squeeze,coil,stretch,squash,twist,andbendtheirclayintoallsortsofshapesandsizes.

• Whenchildrenstandtodothesetasks,theyengagetheirwholebodies.

Multi-sensoryactivity.

• Claycanfeelslimyandwetoritcanbehard,powderyanddry.

• Differentclayshavedifferentsmellsandcolors.• Childrenheartwouniquesoundswhenthey

squeezewetclaythoughtheirfingersandwhentheypoundtheclayontothetable.

• Evidenceshowsthetherapeuticandself-regulatoryeffectsofworkingwithclay.

Likemanyotherartforms,clayprovidesameansforchildrentoexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelingsinanappropriateway.Whileitmaynotbeokaytopunchafriendwhenachildisupset,itisokaytopoundtheclayintowhateverheorshewouldlike.“Sincechildrenliveinathree-dimensionalworld,itmaybeeasierforthemtouseclaytorepresenttheirworld”(Schirrmacher2006,p.261).Theyareabletocreateclayfamiliesandfriendswhocaninteract.Thiskindofcreationandplayhelpschildrenworkthroughtheiremotionsandfeelings.

BenefitsofClay

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