Line prints with 1st and 2nd

First up we have the lovely first graders learning about horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. 

They wrapped rubber bands around a hard piece of card board, rolled ink on and made a print. They were encouraged to fill their paper. Some went as far as trying more rubber band designs. They also learned that they can make multiple copies with a print. It was messy and they loved it. 

The second graders had fun make calm and busy lines with paint scrapers. I put paint directly on their table, let them roll it out and then use the scrapers to make calm vertical and horizontal line designs and then busy lines using diagonal, curved or swirly lines. Then they pressed their paper down on to the paint and lifted the prints. They thought I was crazy for putting paint on the table but they loved it. 

Forgive the blurry photo- I was moving quickly 

They all did really well and were pretty independent and patient since only one person could go at a time at each table. 

Hooray for more printmaking!