What is Zentangling and how can it help you teach art? A Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of art created by a collection of patterns.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
The following lesson plans will introduce you and your students to Printmaking!
Students will learn to go with the flow as they allow their materials to take on a life of their own.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will hone visual recognition skills by paying close attention to details of shape, line, and texture as they create a complete ink drawing of one or more natural objects.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
Students will learn how to write a Haiku poem. They will then discover how to make an ink painting to illustrate their poem.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
This is a form of relief printing which makes use of readily available styrofoam meat and vegetable trays.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Kids can use old puzzle pieces to create fun puzzle prints.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School
Monoprinting is a process whereby only one print is pulled from the printing plate. Here are three methods you can try.
Ages: 2-5 yrs, 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Preschool, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: ECE, Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Find out about the Gelli Arts® printing plates and discover how easy it is to make amazing monoprints.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
This pages shows photographs of the lithography printing process.
Grades: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Middle School, High School
A lino print results when a piece of linoleum has had pieces cut out of it, been inked and been printed. Here kids will make a linoleum block print.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
Some of the lessons in KinderArt refer to printing with a brayer. The directions for doing so are as follows.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
A basic printmaking supplies list and information on brayers and paper.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
An introduction to printmaking. Read this first.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Find out how to make wonderful batik style paintings with flowers as the theme.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
This mixed media still life paintings art lesson is a terrific introduction to ink, watercolor and chalk pastels. It’s practically fool-proof, with results that are fun and impressive for you and your students.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
By working with ink, watercolor and wet paper, students will be forced to go with the flow as they create happy accident paintings.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Here, students explore line shape and color as they work both individually and as an artistic unit to create graffiti.
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Levels: Junior, Middle School
