Students will learn to pinch clay, to squeeze clay, and  to roll clay.
Learners will by the end of class know how to make a character pot, clay flowers, butterfly, fish, and a patterned bowl
 
Why Clay?  1. It's therapeutic. Simply the act of molding clay in one's hands whether you're a child or an adult can be very calming. Remember those stress balls that were once so popular? Manipulating the clay can help relieve stress or even be an outlet for young children who physically express their emotions.

2. It's an outstanding sensory development activity 

3. It's play based learning. You might not realize it, but playing with clay is promoting minds to get busy by thinking about what they're going to create and how they're going to create it. This type of creative play promotes imaginative problem-solving skills.

I have been working with clay since middle school age.  I attended a Visual and performing arts school in Sarasota FL which is still there to this day.  I was in the first pioneering class to be created at the school in the 80's.  We had 3-4 pottery wheels and it was my most favorite class. Later as an adult when I lived in Miami FL.  I purchased my  own  pottery wheel and have made many things on the wheel. I taught each of my three daughters on the wheel from a very young age(4, 5, or 6).