Craftspeople

Learn about some of the objects that Indus valley craftspeople produced; find out how potters created pots during the Indus Valley civilisation and then make a pot in the style of an Indus Valley craftsperson.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To appreciate that there were many skilled craftspeople working during the Indus Valley civilisation.
• To understand that different types of pot were produced by potters.
• To create a pot in the Indus Valley style, using an appropriate technique.

Children will:

• List some of the objects that Indus valley craftspeople produced.
• Explain how potters created pots during the Indus Valley civilisation.
• Make a pot in the style of an Indus Valley craftsperson.

• Indus Valley Artefacts

• Air-dried clay (unless you have a kiln at school)
• Black (and red) paint and brushes
• Diluted PVA glue to act as a glaze
• Rolling pins
• Aprons

Step-by-step guide on how to make a thumb or pinch pot with photographs from wikihow.com
Alternative step-by-step guide for making a thumb or pinch pot from claycraft.co.uk
Step-by-step guide to making a coil pot from lakesidepottery.com
Simpler step-by-step guide to making a coil pot from iboard.co.uk