Elementary printmaking

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.

Hi guys! It's has been a while since I posted (since I went on maternity leave almost a year ago!) So it's about time for a new post. This...

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 with CDs offers a variety of options and is easy for preschoolers to adults.

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…

Check out various events, projects, how to 3D-print your own press and what people print with our tiny 3D-printed press all over the world!

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

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

This step-by-step block printing lesson teaches how to do linocut and foam printing with your students complete with block printing supplies and videos.

Create beautiful cityscapes using scratch foam and watercolors with this easy styrofoam printmaking activity for kids.