Description: For this project use air dry clay. Start by wedging and slamming the clay (teacher demonstrates). Use a rolling pin to flatten the clay into an even slab. The size of the slab determines the size of the board. Have students cut the slab into a square, circle, or any shape they choose. Use a pencil or make lines with clay to make grid on the clay slab. You will need two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. Next create ten pieces to play the game. This can be done by rolling two small cylinders and cutting them into small pieces and making whatever you want your pieces to be. Let the clay dry and then paint the board. Lastly, when the paint dries glaze the board so it stays longer and let dry over night for best results.
Extension Activity: An extension activty that can be used in a math symmetry and patterns. Ask students to look at the grid of the board. Discuss the symmetry of the board and how each horizontal, veritcal, and digonal respresents a form a geometric symmetry.
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