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This 9-word ceramics word search introduces early elementary students to basic pottery vocabulary and shapes. Hidden words include clay, kiln, glaze, and geometric terms like circle, square, and triangle. The smiley-shaped grid makes it an inviting art-class warm-up, a group activity, or a take-home project for a pottery or clay unit.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Ceramics
Grade Level:
K – 2nd Grade
Updated November 2025

Word List

  • SHAPE
  • CLAY
  • SQUARE
  • TRIANGLE
  • CIRCLE
  • RECTANGLE
  • CLAY
  • KILN
  • GLAZE

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