Fifth graders learn how an artist makes a relief print, from carving a block to inking it and pulling a finished print, and put the steps of the process in order.
Students will be able to…
With one carved block and some ink, an artist can make an image again and again. How is a print made, step by step?
Project this and put the steps of making a print in order — tap each step from drawing the design to pulling the print.
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With a carved block and some ink, an artist can make the same image again and again. How does a print get made, step by step?
Students put the printmaking steps in order.
Students match tools to steps.
Students make a print by hand.
Students reflect on printmaking.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques.
Demonstrate quality craftsmanship through care in using materials and tools.
Identify and demonstrate steps needed to complete a work of art.
Reflect on and refine a work of art before completing it.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students draw a design, press it into a foam sheet, and ink and pull a print, so the process becomes something they do by hand. A printable printmaking worksheet is in The Arts library.
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