1. Chapter 14 Three-Dimensional Activities
Developmental Levels and Three-Dimensional Media
The Value of Clay
Strategies for Working with Clay
Modeling
Activities
Adaptations for Children with Special Needs

2. Developmental Levels and Three-Dimensional Media
Work in the round
Sequence similar to two-dimensional
Random manipulation
Patting and rolling
Circles and rectangles
Forming clay figures
Development of schema—naming objects

3. The Value of Clay Pliability allows for easy changes
Creative experiences
Process versus product
Tactile stimulation
Small motor development
Development of hand-eye coordination
Language development

4. Strategies for Working with Clay
Place of tables
Number of children at one table
Size of clay ball for each child
Cleanup
Storing clay

5. Modeling Benefits Tactile perception Develops adaptability to change
Develops concepts of form and proportion
Develops ideas of form, space, and materials

6. Activities Mobiles- https://youtu.be/i4JyGICpg5w
Stabiles-
Assemblage- refers to placing a number of three-dimensional objects, natural or manmade, in proximity to create a unified composition
Cardboard construction
Woodworking

7. Adaptations for Children with Special Needs
Developmental delays
Offer one or two materials at a time
Separate containers for each material
Provide for large collage/assemblage base
Use glue stick, not paste

8. Adaptations for Children with Special Needs (continued)
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Sit with a guide child
Set out material step by step
Separate container for each material

9. Adaptations for Children with Special Needs (continued)
Visual impairments
Add color to glue to increase visibility
Use small squeeze bottle of glue or glue stick
Aluminum pie tin for dipping the glue utensil
Mark edges of collage paper
Guide child’s arm—location of materials