I'm sure there is no right or wrong way to teach sculpture. It's all about providing students with experiences and opportunities to be creative and learn some techniques along the way. Our students are naturally creative and enjoy putting things together, if we allow them to problem solve, work cooperatively with each other, model positive comments and thoughtful suggestions and teach some basic sculpture technique, we are well on the way to teaching sculpture.
One blog I found said:-
“Several techniques can be used to create sculptures. Manipulation is the process when material in place is shaped and pressed, as in moulding clay to form a sculpture. Subtraction is the process of taking material away to create a shape or form, as in chiselling away marble to create a statue. Addition is the process of adding more of the medium to the sculpture. Substitution is the process of replacing parts with something else. Many artists combine different techniques to create their work.
Explain to children that sculptures communicate feelings and ideas. Visit a museum or gallery together or research different sculptures on the Internet and discuss the ideas or feelings they share. ‘The Thinker’ by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) shows a man who is deep in thought and struggling with an internal conflict. The sculpture communicates a feeling many people have experienced.
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) studied math and worked as an engineer before he became an artist. He created mobiles, or sculptures that hang in the air. He explored the ideas of force, motion, and balance through his work. Robert Smithson (1938-1973) explored land art. In one sculpture, he partially buried a woodshed to explore how time and nature can change things built by humans. Louise Bourgeois (born 1911) created very large sculptures of spiders to experiment with scale. The spider is symbolic of people's fears and Bourgeois' sculpture explores the ideas of vulnerability and fear. Remind children that a symbol is something that stands for something else. For example, a heart stands for love, and a dove stands for peace. Artists often use symbols in their work to convey ideas.
Art is about exploration and expression. Encourage children to create sculptures to communicate their ideas. Explore different examples together and have children create their own artwork. Guide children to think about colour, shape, form, and texture (or how something feels) as they create their sculptures. Invite children to experiment with different materials to help them communicate their ideas.”
Here
are some more websites that might give you some ideas about teaching
sculpture:-
http://tinkerlab.com/2011/11/five-easy-steps-for-talking-with-children-about-art/
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