Sixth graders discover printmaking — the art of making multiple copies of an image from a carved or prepared surface — learning key tools and terms like relief print, brayer, edition, and registration.
Students will be able to…
How did artists make copies of images long before printers existed? Printmaking! An artist carves a block and prints it again and again. How does printmaking work?
Project this and match each printmaking term to its meaning — tap a term, then tap what it means.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
How did artists copy images before printers? Printmaking!
Students explore.
Students create.
Students share.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Use printmaking media and techniques.
Use tools and processes safely.
Prepare prints for presentation.
Perceive printmaking techniques.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students design a simple relief print and describe the tools they would use to make it. A printable printmaking sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.