Introduce your upper-elementary students to printmaking. Class members view prints, select and research symbols in a piece, and create their own sets of prints using styrofoam trays. Pupils can wash off the paint on their trays to make...

Practice printmaking with a fun lesson. After observing images, class members use the listed materials, such as stamps and sponges, create their own prints. They experiment with layering, pressure, and paint colors.

An image of "Dream Vision", created by Albrecht Durer in 1525 (Watercolour on paper, 30 x 43 cm).

An image of "Head of St Mark", created by Albrecht Durer in 1526 (Chalk with white highlights, 373 x 265 mm).

An image of "St Philip", created by Albrecht Durer in 1526 (Engraving, 122 x 76 mm).

An image of "Philipp Melanchthon", created by Albrecht Durer in 1526 (Engraving, 174 x 127 mm).

An image of "Erasmus of Rotterdam", created by Albrecht Durer in 1526 (Engraving, 249 x 193 mm).

An image of "Annunciation", created by Albrecht Durer in 1526 (Pen drawing, 288 x 211 mm).

An image of "Heller Altar (copy)", created by Albrecht Durer from 1508-09 (Tempera and oil on wood, 189 x 138 cm).

An image of "The Large Passion: 4. Ecce Homo", created by Albrecht Durer, c. 1499 (Woodcut, 39 x 28 cm).

An image of "Angels' Mass", created by Albrecht Durer, c. 1500 (Drawing).