4th, 5th and 6th Grade Art

The students worked diligently tearing up paper scraps and adding different colors together to create several bins of paper pulp for paper making. They are studying China in their core class and I wanted to show them a simple method of making paper. We ended up with 9 different colored pulps to choose from, so many options were available. Following the paper making, we began the printmaking unit. After sketching out ideas, the image was transferred on a foam printing plate. The students could try different colored ink on various colored paper to change the feeling of their print. They enjoyed printmaking so much they asked for an extra class to continue printing. I love the enthusiasm for the process.