1) Prep your clay by kneading it and forming it into a ball.

2) Moisten wheel and outside of your ball of clay

3) Throw the ball onto the wheel as close to the center as you can.

4) Get your wheel spinning and wet your hands.

5) Cup your hands around the clay with your left hand and right hands becoming a vertical wall on the outside of the clay, just on opposite sides so that your thumbs touch.

6) Raise the clay by pulling it up from the bottom.

7) Push it back down so it that the clay flattens and centers.Use equal pressure from both hands and slowly move the ball towards the exact center of the wheel (keep your clay and wheel surface wet).

8) You'll know your clay is centered when it no longer wobbles on the wheel as its spinning.

Resources
* clay
* water bucket
* electric potters wheel