The clay is unwrapped. They are forming the essence of a bird. Parts are pulled from the center out - not assembled from parts. They are asked to consider making the bird look askance - to turn. They place the bird on the paper six inch piece of paper on an adjacent desk.
Students draw on the same sheet of paper that has the list of bird words.
With seven inch square paper blinders on their ball-points, they are asked to slowly and carefully draw the observed outline of the clay. This is blind contour drawing done by carefully observing the edges of the clay piece as the pen moves without looking at the paper. In list-making, they understand the value of cultivating fluency to foster their own creativity. Their imagination is nurtured by pretending to be in flight. They learn the value of multi-sensory motivation and inspiration through touch.