3rd Grade Prints - Ink or Watercolor MarkerS?

I let the students choose which printing process they wanted to do. They enjoyed both but I still like the watercolor one. :-) Students used mr. sketch watercolor/washable markers and colored their foam plate. I then carried a squirt bottle and sponge around when they were ready to print. Students squirted 2-3 sprays and sponged the paper... laid the wet side on top of the foam and pressed. They also really enjoyed using the brayers, so it was like the best of both worlds yesterday for them.

1st - Foam Prints with Frame

Sorry, I will include close ups soon. Students incised their foam using stylus and created a frame for mounting their own artwork.

3rd - Gyotaku

Oh the fish prints! They loved it, although some of them had to print twice because of too much ink. Students learned about the Japanese tradition of fish printing impressions. We discussed what Japan is currently going through and why our school was collecting money for them...all in all a well rounded learning experience of inking fish. :0)

Changing Directions with LINES!

Students learned about different types of lines and using their imagination.

We used line printing
tools to create an imaginary place that they would love to go.

I'm not sure how I want to finish this project. Here is a finished example from last year.