How To:

• Students in grades 5/6 at The Grange P-12 College began with a session learning how to play chess
• They then had to design their own chess set; 6 classes, 6 chess sets, each made of a different material
• The challenge for each class was to come up with a theme and an appropriate and workable design for their pieces
• Two were made of clay, one with traditional characters in glazed terracotta, and the other, made to look like tombstones, in white earthenware underglaze
• Another two chess sets were based on the Simpson characters and were made with Sculpt It and paper mache
• A more traditional design was carved out of Balsa wood and a very contemporary black and white set was made out of heavy cardboard cylinders
• The project was a real test in cooperation and teamwork, from initial brainstorming of ideas to the choice of colour and decoration

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