Holiday Printmaking-lesson #3

For Jessica and Rebecca’s lesson, it was for 2^nd grade and it was called Holiday Printmaking. Each student selected five pieces of construction paper. We practiced drawing different holiday scenes on pieces of paper. Then, we chose one of our scenes and drew it on a foam tray with our pencil. We had to use the whole area of the tray but had to make sure we emphasized one part of the scene. On the other foam tray, we drew a design using different shapes. After that, we went over to the paint area. We used rollers to roll paint onto the tray design. We flipped the design, paint side down, onto the middle of one of the pieces of construction paper “frames” and pressed down the tray to make sure the design transferred. Then we peeled off the foam tray and placed the print on the drying rack to dry. We did this five times and picked out our three favorite pieces.

The three that I chose to keep were two of my Halloween scenes and one of my scenes that had shapes and lines on it. An extension activity for this would be to make cards for a certain day (Mother’s/Father’s day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Birthday, etc.). The students could take their time and make sure they have a really good idea, especially if it is a card for someone special.