The first graders expressed their wild side to create these pinch pot monsters. They loved squeezing the clay and exercising their fine motor skills. It helped us learn about using shape and form to create expressive facial features too. First we patted our clay into a sphere which was then pinched into a pot. The students manipulated the pinch pot form to create an expressive mouth. Some students made their mouth look happy while others made it look sad, surprised, or angry. They then added smaller forms for eyes, ears, tongues, horns, and tails. We finished our monsters off with some color glaze.