6-8yrs. Week 4: Katharine

Name Stamps:
Foam, pencils, tracing paper, ink, scissors

Students create a stamp of their name that they can use for each image they produce during the week.

Foam Prints:
Foam, pencils, brayers, ink or tempera paint, drawing paper

Students etch a print into recycled meat trays then choose several different colors to print it different ways.

Cardboard and foam piece prints:
Cardboard square for each student, foam pieces, other scraps, glue, tempera paint, drawing paper

Students create prints in different colors after assembling a homemade block.

Puzzle piece print:
Old puzzle pieces, glue, cardboard, ink/paint, drawing paper

Students create prints from old puzzle pieces and learn about repetition and pattern.

Fruit and vegetable print:
Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, pears, any other fruits or vegetables, ink, paint brushes, drawing paper

Learn to make prints from fresh produce!

Bubble Print:
Tempera paint, dish soap, warm water, tub or aluminum pan, drawing paper

Students make prints by simply laying paper onto a homemade mixture of bubbles, soap and paint!

Experimenting with application:
Black construction paper, golf balls, marbles, sponges, brushes, white tempera paint and other light colors.

Students experiment with different forms of paint application by rolling, splattering and sponging. This image does not have to be the final product though and like all of the previous prints, may be added to and layered upon.

Andy Warhol print:
May repeat Week 1 Andy Warhol print if all goes well, or do some variation of it with household objects as stamps.

Cardboard picture collage:

Design silhouettes:
Magazines, scrap paper and/or any other scrap material, black marker, construction paper, scissors, glue stick

Students design an interesting but simple silhouette and then cut it out and turn it into a stencil. Then they go through and trace it on different patterns and images and colors from different sources, cut them out, and assemble them onto another piece of paper. Students will learn about pattern and repetition

Collage portraits:
Magazines, scissors, glue sticks, scrap fabric, yarn, sequins, pipe cleaners, any other scrap materials

Students create full portraits of themselves or another character by collaging an assortment of items. Students are encouraged to focus on form and color rather than finding representative images: e.g. hair could be a photo of fries or a cutout of text, it doesn’t have to be a model’s hair from a magazine.

Recycled paper collage:
Old maps, sheet music and text, glue, tempera paint,

Students collage these three different materials onto another piece of paper, then paint one coat over it so the design and words still show through. This will serve as the base layer for a collage of student’s choosing.