1st Graders start Butterfly Printmaking

All first graders have been learning about caterpillars and butterflies in their classes. I wanted to integrate the subject matter into this new project. We have started working on butterflies through printmaking. Printmaking is a pretty magical art for young artists. We started the project by drawing creative butterflies inside a bubble (the bubble is a template for how big the plate is). We then draw our practice sketches onto the styrofoam plate with pens. Then next part is tough. Where we have marked on our styrofoam plate we must push in so we can feel our line. Next week we'll be printing. Check back then for the final prints. For now here are some projects that are just getting started!