Chicken mesh can then again be added for the next group of pots, bricks added and filled with sawdust. Firing Your Kiln With newspaper and kindling, light your fire on top of the top layer of sawdust above the top layer of pots. Once the sawdust is smoking, cover the top with a metal lid. When the kiln has totally stopped smoking, allow it to thoroughly cool down, remove the lid and unload by dismantling the kiln. This is a full and exciting class activity.
Further Directions Visit a local potter to watch firing and glazing.
Investigate the making, uses and styles of pottery throughout history in different countries. As a science study, find out how heat changes clay. Have a potter demonstrate throwing pots on a wheel. Have the children try it.