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This 39-word spiral-shaped word search covers clay and ceramics techniques and artists for Grades 4–6. Hidden words include contemporary artists like Nancy Graves, techniques such as coil, slab, and glaze, and vocabulary like kiln, firing, and texture. Use it as an introduction to a clay unit, a post-project review, or a free-time activity in art class.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Ceramics
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated April 2016

Word List

  • MARIAMARTINEZ
  • POPOVIDA
  • BRYANBERG
  • NANCYGRAVES
  • CERAMIC
  • KILN
  • SCORING
  • FIRING
  • COIL
  • SLAB
  • SLIP
  • GLAZE
  • BRONZE
  • CAST
  • POTTERY
  • YUCCAPLANT
  • GOURD
  • SCULPTURE
  • THREEDIMENSIONAL
  • BURNISH
  • CLAY
  • BLUESAND
  • CLAYPARTICALS
  • DETAILS
  • TEXTURE
  • DRAGONS
  • TROLLS
  • ALIENS
  • MONSTERS
  • PERSONALITY
  • CREATIVE
  • IMAGINATION
  • LOTION
  • TOOLS
  • AIRBUBBLE
  • CARDSTACKING
  • BALANCE
  • STRUCTURE
  • SUPPORT

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