Take three adobes and lay them in a straight line leaving small gaps between them for mud mortar. Make sure the edges of the two adobes are flush. Sullivan New Mexican school teachers filling molds or adoberas with mud to make adobe bricks. Profesores llenando un molde con lodo. Place mud mortar on the surface of the first level and cross a single adobe from the second row over the first.
Place adobes behind the first adobe.
The bricks will be naturally staggered through this procedure and students will have built a sturdy corner. Smooth it with the palms of your hand. Have students create an illustrated booklet showing how to make adobes, how to build an adobe wall and how to plaster it.