Meaningful Meals: Favorite Foods in Clay

How different kinds of foods can reveal aspects of a person’s identity and culture Fifth and sixth grade students created realistic clay sculptures of their favorite foods. They reflected on why their foods of choice are meaningful to them. Students also made a plan to make their sculptures appear life-like. They looked at food paintings by the American painter Wayne Thiebaud. 

                               

                                

After creating the clay foods, students were challenged to cover their paper with at least 10 mixed colors. They used their new palettes to paint their food.