Make a pinch pot and a clay snail with your hands.
Clay Creatures teaches second graders that clay is art you can touch. Kids learn to roll, pinch and press clay, then make a little pinch pot and a curly clay snail at home.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 2
Clay Creatures · Learning goals
Clay is art you can touch! Learn to roll, pinch and press clay, then make a little pinch pot and a curly clay snail at home.
Why it matters
Working with clay introduces sculpture and thinking in three dimensions.
Rolling and pinching clay builds fine motor skills.
Shaping clay is relaxing and helps kids concentrate.
Inside Clay Creatures
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps.
Step 2 · Hands-on craft
Make a pinch pot and a clay snail at home.
Step 3 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Clay is soft mud you can shape with your hands. Art you can touch!
Art you can walk around is called a sculpture.
Roll clay into a ball, roll it into a snake, or pinch it into a bowl.
Air-dry clay gets hard by itself. Then you can paint it!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Use air-dry clay or play dough to make the pinch pot together, then use it to hold small treasures.
You need: Air-dry clay or play dough, A placemat, A cup of water, Paints (optional).
Don't eat clay, and wash your hands when you finish.
You need: Air-dry clay or play dough, A placemat, A cup of water, Paints (optional).
Don't eat clay, and wash your hands when you finish.
Practice
Real questions from Clay Creatures. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
A sculpture
Question 2
Roll a ball
Question 3
Wash your hands
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Clay Creatures · Questions from parents
Clay Creatures is a grade 2 art & creativity course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 art & creativity in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Clay is art you can touch! Learn to roll, pinch and press clay, then make a little pinch pot and a curly clay snail at home. Along the way they practice: Clay Creatures.
About 20 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Clay Creatures is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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