Attention art teachers and students!  Looking for a fun and educational project? My printmaking handout on stencils is perfect for 7th and 8th graders (and beyond)! As educators, we're always seeking engaging ways to introduce students to various art forms. My comprehensive stencil printmaking handout, tailored for 7th and 8th-grade students, offers a perfect blend of theory and practice. Key components include: • Essential vocabulary • Fundamental techniques • Historical context • Visual process guides Originally designed for fabric projects, this resource is adaptable to various medi ..read more

Elevate Your Art Curriculum with this comprehensive printmaking resource! Attention educators and art professionals! I'm excited to share a valuable resource designed to enhance printmaking education across various age groups and skill levels. My newly developed two-page handout offers: • 20 essential vocabulary words with clear definitions • 11 diverse printmaking processes, including ones you may know such as: collagraph, relief printmaking, and gelli techniques as well as fun and funky ones like Suminagashi and Gyotaku! This concise yet comprehensive guide serves as an excellent introduct ..read more

 EASY ACTIVITY-5 COLOR SCHEMES! Use this black and white Color Scheme Practice Worksheet as a follow up activity on your color theory lesson. I usually have students complete it AFTER they've completed a practice color wheel. HOW TO USE: This worksheet is great for early finishers (I have them hold onto it all semester and work on it whenever they have free time). OR, this could be a great sub activity. AGE RANGE: Upper Elementary and Middle School This activity would be appropriate for students in grades 4-8. Thinking of using it with older or younger students? Cool! You may need to of ..read more

Use this black and white Color Scheme Practice Worksheet as a follow up activity on your color theory lesson. I usually have students complete it AFTER they've completed a practice color wheel. HOW TO USE: This worksheet is great for early finishers (I have them hold onto it all semester and work on it whenever they have free time). OR, this could be a great sub activity. AGE RANGE: I use this activity with my 7th and 8th graders, but it would be appropriate for high school students. For younger students, check my other listing for a simplified version of this activity (fewer color schemes ..read more

Use this Color Scheme Practice Worksheet as a follow up activity on your color theory lesson. I usually have students complete it AFTER they've completed a practice color wheel. This worksheet is great for early finishers (I have them hold onto it all semester and work on it whenever they have free time). OR, this could be a great sub activity. I usually start it with the students as a demo, and work on it here and there myself to model expectations for the activity. Get the worksheet in my Teachers Pay Teachers store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sugar-Skull-Color-Scheme-Prac ..read more

 Introduce your students to LINES, MARKS and VALUE in a fun a way that encourages exploration and play while being chock-full of information and skill builders! There are FIVE sheets of skill builders that will get your students understanding LINE, MARK-MAKING and VALUE--each with mini activities for hands-on learning and to increase student engagement and understanding! LINE: Exploring different types of line in art What is contour line? Drawing with your eyes closed! MARK-MAKING: Exploring mark-making (ideas for using found objects or scratch art) Mark-making value scale VALUE ..read more

Hey everyone! Last post for today (I think!)- I was recently asked for the pdf for my Blank Artist Statement Form. I posted about this before, but realized that I never put it on my Teachers Pay Teacher site.  I've been using this Artist Statement Form in my art classes since 2016! I designed this Blank Artist Statement Form to help my upper elementary and middle school students write a better artist statement and reflect on their learning. I include it in every sketchbook I make for my students grades 5-8. Younger students can write directly on the form and older students can use it t ..read more

Here's a one-page quick handout/resource to use with students when teaching Suminagashi printmaking. Suminagashi monoprinting can be linked to science and World History and Graphic Arts (STEAM). Find it on my Teacher Pay Teachers store. I teach printmaking to middle school students and I use this as part of a one-day Suminagashi "Lab" I do with them. On printing day, students enter the room and I have all of the tables set up for them to work. I give them this handout, do a demonstration, and the rest of the class time is spent creating and experimenting with the medium. This handout is als ..read more

Another snow day here in New Hampshire, so I'm using my time to post a couple of new resources. First up: this Chinese Seal/Chop and Japanese Hanko/Inkan Printmaking Handout. Find this in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.  Here's a one-page quick handout/resource to use with students when teaching about Chinese Seals/Chops and/or Japanese Hanko/Inkan. Creating your own seal can be linked to Asian Studies and Graphic Arts. I teach printmaking to middle school students and I use this as part of a larger printmaking unit I do with them. We do gyotaku printing (fish printing) and then c ..read more

New product update on my TpT! We have a snow day today, so I thought I'd post my newest offering on Teachers Pay Teachers: it's one page printable to track your reading. Use this as a bullet journal page, fold it and make a wide bookmark, or put it on your corkboard in your office to have a nice piece of art that tracks what you've read. There are no dates written on it, so you can use it for years or for every year, over and over. There are all sorts of cute little details in there that span the seasons, so you can enjoy coloring as you go. This is so cute for book clubs or to gi ..read more