Table 6 Themes by question from teacher...

Table 6

Themes by question from teacher interviews

Themes	Example responses
Excitement	“Different method was exciting”
	“At first they were very excited to play with the clay”
	“Novelty was interesting for them”
	“They were excited to play with the clay”
	“Very excited the first time”
	“Enjoyed it”
Engagement	“More engaging”
	“Actively engaged”
	“Some were really into clay”
	“They were more involved”
	“Engaged more with the clay”
Hands-on	“Appreciate hands-on”
	“They like the hands-on”
	“Loved the hands-on”
	“Boys more into hands-on”
Clay hardness/Difficulty	“Initially hard to work with. Breaking up was hard”
	“Hard clay but overall, they enjoyed it”
	“The clay was a little hard”
	“Little hard, expecting play dough”
	“Happy with the clay but it was hard”
Too much work	“Complaining about how much work clay was”
	“Got tired. Took longer than sentences”
	“Maybe 20 words was too much”
	“Five words at a time, break it up”

Themes	Example responses
Excitement	“Different method was exciting”
	“At first they were very excited to play with the clay”
	“Novelty was interesting for them”
	“They were excited to play with the clay”
	“Very excited the first time”
	“Enjoyed it”
Engagement	“More engaging”
	“Actively engaged”
	“Some were really into clay”
	“They were more involved”
	“Engaged more with the clay”
Hands-on	“Appreciate hands-on”
	“They like the hands-on”
	“Loved the hands-on”
	“Boys more into hands-on”
Clay hardness/Difficulty	“Initially hard to work with. Breaking up was hard”
	“Hard clay but overall, they enjoyed it”
	“The clay was a little hard”
	“Little hard, expecting play dough”
	“Happy with the clay but it was hard”
Too much work	“Complaining about how much work clay was”
	“Got tired. Took longer than sentences”
	“Maybe 20 words was too much”
	“Five words at a time, break it up”

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