Elementary printmaking

Try out this classroom friendly styrofoam printmaking art lesson with full length tutorials inspired by music and the Harlem Renaissance!

Second nine weeks involves printmaking projects for my 3-5 graders - if you follow me on Instagram (@smartestartists), you know we have been printing up a storm for a while now and we are ready to show off some great results. Printmaking is a favorite medium for me - it has a certain quality that you can't achieve with other methods, and you get multiple prints of your design. Here's a quick breakdown: 5th grade: reductive prints using Lichtenstein's pop art shoes as inspiration, also…

Printmaking art lessons are both engaging for students and a great way to teach a variety of art techniques. Elementary printmaking may look completely different than high school printmaking, but I believe it should be introduced as early as kindergarten and experimented with throughout a child’s education. Here’s a variety of printmaking techniques you can teach your students, beginning with the most basic and increasing in difficulty.

Let me start out by saying this has been one of the most successful and visually stunning projects that I've ever done with my students. It is definitely the most exciting printmaking project that we've ever done at Thomas. I wrote the lesson and went into the project thinking that it would probably be pretty good. I told my students that I'm absolutely blown away by the results of their talent and hard work. This lesson is a keeper. My previous 4th grade printmaking lesson was decent, but…

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Easy, free homeschool curriculum for elementary children, with homeschoool printables and homeschool thematic units.

Printmaking is an art technique that many kids are have not yet been familiarized with. We've prepared a printmaking lesson for kids which will make it easier for you to introduce this technique to your

Oil pastel printmaking art project that is perfect for 3rd-6th grade students. Step by step instructions to help with this beautiful project.

Here’s a great place to start printmaking with kids. Students create collographs using simple materials and print with tempera paint.

20 + FREE Printmaking Lessons