MillValleySchoolDistrictArtCurriculumMap

IntroductiontoMedia

Crafts/Photography

Ceramics/Sculpture

Drawing

ArtDepartmentPhilosophy
Statement

Througharobust
studiobasedartcurriculum,
studentsinMillValley
SchoolDistricthave
opportunitiestoexplorea
varietyofartmediaatevery
gradelevel.

Painting

MixedMedia/Collage

StudioHabitsofMind

Printmaking

ArtDepartmentPhilosophyStatement
MillValleySchoolDistrictprovidesarobuststudiobasedartcurriculumwherestudentslearn
toexpresspersonalideasandfeelingsusingtheirimagination,orobservation.Studentslearn
tovalueoriginality,artisticfreedom,andtheartprocess.

Theprogramplacesartisticexpressionatthecenter.Aestheticvalues,artcriticism,andart
historyinspireandgrowoutofstudents'creativeexperiences.Studentshaveopportunitiesto
makechoicesandcopewithambiguityanduncertaintyastheyexercisejudgmentin
solvingartisticproblems.Throughthemakingoftheirownart,studentsinvent,experiment,
discover,investigate,takerisks,workthroughmistakes,andreflect.Studentsexplore

differentsourcesforinspiration:imagination,intuition,memory,andobservation.Theylearn
fromeachotherandtheylearntovaluetheircreativeprocessandproduct.

StudioHabitsofMind

PrintmakingOverview

GuidingQuestions

KeyVocabulary

BigIdeas

Printmaking

Resources
RelatedMuseumExhibits,
Websites,Books,
Images,Videos,Music

Connections
ArtistsStudied,Childrens
Literature,Cultural,
Historical,CrossCultural

Understandings
ByGradeLevel

ProjectExamples

ProjectsByGradeLevel

PrintmakingVocabulary
ink,plate,brayer(roller),baren,needle,positiveandnegativeimage,mirrorimage,stamp,
rubbing,monoprint,monotype,reliefprint,spongeprint,transferprint,intaglio,multiple
reduction,drypoint,etching,edition,carving,stencil,masking,collagraph,styreneplate,
multipleprinting,registration,signing

PrintmakingGuidingQuestions

Howdoesanartistmakeaprint?
Whatmaterialsandtoolscanbeusedtocreateaprint?
Whattechniquesdoartistsusetocreateaprint?
Whataretheuniquequalitiesofaprint?
Howandwheredoartistsgetideastomakeaprint?


PrintmakingBigIdeas

Printmakersmayusetoolsandmaterials,suchasplates,brayers,inks,graphite,burnishers,
paper,stamps,oilpastels,graphitesticks.
Printmakersmakeaplatefromwhichtomakeprints.
Platesmaybemadeinmanyways:
o Paintingonspongesormasoniteboards
o Carvingintoasurface,suchasstyrene,softcut,plexiglass
o Makingacollageofdifferenttextures
Printmakersmakedifferentkindsofprintsusingdifferentprocesses:
Transferprints,monoprints,monotypes,etchings,rubbings,collagraphs,stamps,
reliefprints,intaglio,drypoint

PrintmakingResources
www.washingtonprintmakers.com
http://www.saltgrassprintmakers.org/
http://www.tomkillion.com/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuitprintmaking/
http://www.crownpoint.com/page/printmaking

PrintmakingConnections

JohnJamesAudubon
MarcChagall
SalvadorDali
AlbrechtDurer
HelenFrank
HelenFrederick
DavidHockney
KatsushikaHokusai
KeithHaring
LoisJohnson
TomKillion
KatheKollwitz

PrintmakingProjectExamples
TransitionalKindergarten:rubbings,stamping
Kindergarten:transferprints
1stgrade:embellishedmonoprints
2ndgrade:styreneplatesformultipleprinting
3rdgrade:collagraphs
4thgrade:facial/figurereliefprints
5thgrade:drypoints
6thgrade:JamesAudubonreliefprints
7thgrade:rubberstampmaking
8thgrade:surrealdrypoints

RoyLichtenstein
ReneMagritte
HenriMatisse
AmedeoModigliani
MickMoon
HenryMoore
Rembrandt
MiriamShapiro
AndyWarhol
Endangeredspecies
Statebirdsandanimals
Inuitculture

PrintmakingUnderstandingsByGradeLevel

TransitionalKindergartenStudents

Areintroducedtorubbingsusinglargetextureplatesand/orstamps
Createpatternsusingblocksormanipulatives
Demonstratebeginningskillintheuseofprintmakingmaterials
Useavarietyofprintmakingtools
Engageinselfdirectedplaywithprintmakingmaterials
Engageinselfdirectedcreativeprintmaking

KindergartenStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Createwithpaintand/orinkonasurface(e.g.sponge,masoniteboard)andliftingaprint
Useabrayerandprintmakingplate
Uselines,basicshapes,andformstomakepatternsinaprint
Buildskillsinprintmakingthroughexperimentation
Engageinexplorationandimaginativeplaywithprintmakingmaterials
Engagecollaborativelyincreatingaprint
Explaintheprocessofmakingaprintwhilecreating

FirstGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Makeamonotypewithpaintand/orinkonasurface
Createanembellishedprintbyworkingintoafinishedprintwithothermaterials
Usetextureinanoriginalprint/rubbing
Exploreusesofmaterialsandtoolstocreateaprint
Engagecollaborativelyinexplorationandimaginativeplaywithprintmakingmaterials
Useobservationandinquiryforprintmaking
Useartvocabularytodescribechoiceswhilecreatingaprint

SecondGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Transferdrawingstoasurface(e.g.styreneplate),inktheplate,andmakemultipleprints
Demonstratebeginningskillintheuseofbasictoolsandprintmakingprocesses,suchas
rubbingswithmixedmedia
Experimentwithvariousprintmakingmaterialsandtoolstoexplorepersonalinterests
Brainstormcollaborativelymultipleapproachestomakingaprint
Makeaprintwithvariousmaterialsandtoolstoexplorequestionsandcuriosity
Discussandreflectwithpeersaboutchoicesmadeincreatingaprint

ThirdGradeStudents

Builduponpreviousskillsandunderstandings
Makeacollagewithavarietyofbuiltupsurfaces,inkingtheplate,andprintingtheplatewith
aprintingpress(i.e.collagraph)
Createanoriginalworkofartemphasizingrhythmandmovement,usingaselectedprinting
process(e.g.monotype)
Createpersonallysatisfyingprintsusingavarietyofprintingprocessesandmaterials
Elaborateonanimaginativeideaforcreatingaprint
Applyknowledgeofavailableresources,tools,andtechnologiestoinvestigatepersonalideas
throughprintmaking
Elaboratevisualinformationbyaddingdetailsinaprinttoenhanceemergingmeaning

FourthGradeStudents

Builduponpreviousskillsandunderstandings
Combinedrawingprintmakingand/orpainting
Useaccurateproportionstocreateanexpressiveportraitorfiguredrawingthatbecomesa
print
Exploreandinventprintmakingtechniques
Brainstormmultipleapproachestoprintmaking
Setgoalscollaborativelyabouttheprintmakingprocess,andcreateaprintthatismeaningful
Reviseaprintinprogressonthebasisofpersonalreflectionorinsightsgainedthroughpeer
discussion

FifthGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Carveintoasurfacetoproducemultipleprintsusingaprintingpress(e.g.drypoint)
Communicatevalues,opinions,orpersonalinsightsthroughprintmaking
Experimentwithanddevelopskillsinmultipleprintmakingtechniquesandapproaches
throughpractice
Combineideastogenerateaninnovativeideaformakingaprint
Identifyanddemonstratediversemethodsofartisticinvestigationofpersonallyrelevant
contentforcreatingaprint
Createartiststatementsusingartvocabularytodescribepersonalchoicesinprintmaking

SixthGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Createincreasinglycomplexoriginalprintsreflectingpersonalchoicesandincreasedtechnical
skill
Selectspecificprintmakingprocessestoexpressmoods,feelings,themes,orideas
Demonstrateopennessintryingnewideas,materials,methods,andapproachesinmakinga
print
Combineconceptscollaborativelytogenerateinnovativeideasforcreatingaprint
Formulateanartisticinvestigationofpersonallyrelevantcontentforcreatingaprint
Reflectonwhetherapersonalprintconveystheintendedmeaning,andreviseaccordingly

SeventhGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Createaseriesofprintsapplyingartelementsanddesignprinciples
Demonstratepersistenceindevelopingskillswithvariousmaterials,methods,and
approachesincreatingaprint
Applymethodstoovercomecreativeblocksinprintmaking
Developcriteriaformakingaprinttomeetanidentifiedgoal
Reflectonandexplainimportantinformationaboutapersonalprintinanartiststatementor
anotherformat

EighthGradeStudents

Builduponpriorskillsandunderstandings
Demonstrateanincreasedknowledgeoftechnicalskillsinusingmorecomplexprintmaking
toolsandprocesses
Demonstratewillingnesstoexperiment,innovate,andtakeriskstopursueideas,forms,and
meaningsthatemergeintheprintingprocess
Documentearlystagesofthecreativeprintingprocessvisuallyand/orverbally
Applyrelevantcriteriatoexamine,reflecton,andplanrevisionsforaprintinprogress

TransitionalKindergarten
ExploringwithInk
toMakeaPrint

Kindergarten
TransferPrints

FirstGrade
TextureRubbings

SecondGrade
StyreneMultiplePrints

ThirdGrade
Collagraphs

PrintmakingProjects
By
GradeLevel

FourthGrade
Facial/FigureMonotypes

FifthGrade
Etching:
CarvingIntoaPlexiglassPlate

SeventhGrade
ReliefPrints:HandcutRubber
onWoodCubes

SixthGrade
JohnJamesAudubon
BirdReliefPrints

EighthGrade
SurrealEtchings

TransitionalKindergartenProject

ExploringwithInktoMakeaPrint

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Useavarietyoftoolstomake
aprint
Understandthatmanythings
canbeusedtopickupinkand
stamp/makeamarkonpaper

MotivatingQuestions

VisualArtsStandards

2.1Createpatternsusing
blocksormanipulatives

Whatcananartistusetomakea
print?Whatisstamping?Whatis
aprint?Whatisink?

KeyVocabulary

StudioHabitsofMind

EngageandPersist
Express

ink,print,stamp

Connections

Children'sbooksillustratedby
MargaretChodosIrvine

Resources

http://artfulparent.com/printmak
ingideaskids

Assessment

Teacherusesaninprocess
assessmentofstudentusinga
varietyofmaterialtoinkand
stamptomakeaprint.

KindergartenProject

TransferPrints

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Createatransferprint:
Inkamasoniteboard,place
paperdownandmakea
drawing,"pull"theprint/paper,
anddiscovertheprintasa
mirrorimage

MotivatingQuestions

Howdoesanartistmakea
transferprint?Whattoolsdo
artistsusetomakeatransfer
print?

VisualArtsStandards

2.4Makeaprintexpressing
ideasaboutfamilyor
neighborhood

KeyVocabulary

mirrorimage,brayer,printing
ink,plate,transferprint

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft

Connections

ArtistsMarcChagall,Henry
Moore

Resources

CreateprintsinspiredbyKim
Solga

Assessment

Didthestudentgothroughthe
processofmakingatransfer
print:useabrayertocovera
masoniteboardwithink,place
paperovertop,makeadrawing
offamily/neighborhood,and
pulltheprint?

FirstGradeProject

TextureRubbings

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Discoverobjectsinthe
environmentandinnaturethat
havetexture
Understandthatathree
dimensionaltexturecanbe
representedasatwo
dimensionalpattern

MotivatingQuestions

Whatistexture?Whatobjects
canbeusedtocreatea
successfultexturerubbing?
Howcanrubbingsbeusedto
makeaninterestingworkof
art?

VisualArtsStandards

1.3Identifytheelementsofart
inobjectsinnature,inthe
environment,andinworksof
art,emphasizingline,color,
shape/form,andtexture
2.1Usetexturein
twodimensionaland
threedimensionalworksofart
2.7Usevisualandactual
textureinoriginalworksofart

KeyVocabulary

rubbing,printing,texture

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
EngageandPersist

Connections

ArtistsEricCarle,LeoLionni,
EzraJackKeats

Resources

http://www.britannica.com/art
/rubbing

Assessment

Didthestudentunderstand
whatsurfaceswouldbe
printable?Didthestudentuse
thetools/materials
successfully?

SecondGradeProject

StyrenePrints/MultiplePrintmaking

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Createadrawing,transferitto
astyreneplate,inktheplate
multipletimeswithabrayer
andink,andprint

MotivatingQuestions

VisualArtsStandards
Howdoartistsmakeaprint

usingastyreneplate?Whatisa 2.1Demonstratebeginningskill
plateinprintmaking?Howdoes intheuseoftoolsand
anartisttransferadrawingtoa processessuchasprinting
plate?

KeyVocabulary

print,plate,ink,brayer,multiple
prints,transfer,intaglio

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
EngageandPersist

Connections

InuitCulture
ConversationswithaNative
AmericanArtist
byPatrickDesJarlait

Resources

http://www.crownpoint.com/p
age/printmaking
http://www.thecanadianencycl
opedia.ca/en/article/inuitprint
making/

Assessment

Teacherledgroupreflectionon
printmakingprocess

ThirdGradeProject

Collagraphs

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Createacollageoftextures
usingrhythmandmovement
Makeaprintofthecollage
usingtheprintingpress,and
knowthatthiskindofprintisa
collagraph
Understandhowanartist
makesacollagraph

MotivatingQuestions

Whatisacollagraph?Whatare
thestepsinmakingone?

VisualArtsStandards

2.6Createanoriginalwork
usingaprintingprocess
emphasizingrhythmand
movement

Vocabulary

collage,collagraph,printing
press,rhythmandmovementin
art

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
Reflect

Connections

Collagraph,aJourneyThrough
Texture
byKimMajorGeorge

Resources

www.washingtonprintmakers.c
om

Assessment

Peerdiscussionaboutstepsin
makingthecollagraph

FourthGradeProject

Facial/FigureMonotypes

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Useaccurateproportionsto
createanexpressiveportraitor
afiguredrawingthatbecomesa
print
Understandfinaloutcomeofa
mirrorimage.
Understandthedifference
betweenhandprintingand
usingthepress

MotivatingQuestions

Howdoyouaccurately
representthehuman
face/body?Howdoyouplan
foraprintknowingitwillbea
mirrorimage?
Whatisthe

differencebetweenhandprinting
andusingthepress?

VisualArtsStandards

2.2Usetheconventionsof
facialandfigureproportionsin
afigurestudy

KeyVocabulary

mirrorimage,proportion,relief,
handprinting,baren,plate,
monotype

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
Envision
Observe

Connections

ArtistsKeithHaring,
HenriMatisse,Amedeo
Modigliani,PabloPicasso,
MiriamShapiro

Resources

http://www.monoprints.com/h
istory.php

Assessment

Studentselfassessmentof
facialproportionandstepsof
reliefprinting

FifthGradeProject

Etching:CarvingIntoaPlexiglassPlate

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Createanintaglioprintusing
plexiglassplate

MotivatingQuestions

Howdoesanartistcreatean
intaglioprint?Whattoolsand
processesdoesanartistuse?

VisualArtsStandards

2.7Communicatevalues,
opinions,orpersonalinsights
throughanoriginalworkofart

KeyVocabulary

Connections

ArtistsAlbrechtDurer,Helen
Frank,DavidHockney,Lois
Johnson,KatheKollwitz,
Rembrandt,

Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I
ntaglio_(printmaking)
http://www.moma.org/collecti
on/artists/2678?locale=en

StudioHabitsofMind

EngageandPersist
DevelopCraft

Assessment

Peerdiscussionabouttoolsand
processusingprintmaking
vocabulary

SixthGradeProject

JohnJamesAudubonBirdReliefPrints

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Createareliefprintofabird
inspiredbytheworkofJohn
JamesAudubon
Developaclearunderstanding
ofthestepsneededtoplana
successfulrelief,registered
print

VisualArtsStandards

2.1Usevariousobservational

drawingskillstodepicta
MotivatingQuestions
varietyofsubjectmatter

2.5Selectspecificmediaand
Whatarethestepsinvolvedin processestoexpressmoods,
makingareliefprint?How
feelings,themes,andideas
doesanartistmaketwoimages 2.4Createincreasinglycomplex
alignedtobecomeonerelief
originalworksofartreflecting
print?
personalchoicesand

increasedtechnicalskill
4.4Change,edit,orrevise
worksofartafteracritique,
articulatingreasonsforchanges

KeyVocabulary

pattern,contrastingcolors,
value,relief,registration,
brayer,benchhooks,artist's
proof,linoleumcuttersand
handles,gouge,inks,andplate

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
Envision
EngageandPersist
StretchandExplore
UnderstandArtWorld

Connections

JohnJamesAudubon'sBirdsof
America
ArtistsKatsushikaHokusai,
TomKillion

Resources

https://www.audubon.org/bird
sofamerica
http://www.biography.com/pe
ople/johnjamesaudubon919
2248
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ame
ricanmasters/johnjamesaudu
bondrawnfromnature/106/
http://www.nyhistory.org/expl
ore/johnjamesaudubon
http://www.tomkillion.com/

Assessment

Rubricbasedonresearch,
composition,printmakingskills,
creativityandrisktaking,
craftsmanship,andStudio
HabitsofMind

SeventhGradeProject

ReliefPrints:HandcutRubberonWoodCubes

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Designastampthatusesline
andshape
Understandpositiveand
negativespace
Usethefinalstampstocreate
formalandinformalpatterns

MotivatingQuestions

Whichelements/principlesof
artdoesanartistwhenusinga
rubberstampasamultiple
printingblock?

VisualArtsStandards

1.4Analyzeanddescribehow
theelementsofartandthe
principlesofdesigncontribute
totheexpressivequalitiesof
theirownworksofart

KeyVocabulary

block,surface,inkpad,print,
reverseimages,multiples,
pattern,radialsymmetry,ghost
print

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
Envision
StretchandExplore

Connections

ArtistsAndyWarhol,Roy
Lichtenstein
ArtMovementsMailArt,
Fluxus,Dada

Assessment

Resources

http://www.warhol.org/

Teacherobservation,student
reflectionandcompletionof
task,studentsunderstanding
ofconceptsandtechniques
baseduponinformalrubric

EighthGradeProject

SurrealEtchings

Goals/KeyUnderstandings

Learntoworkwithinthe
confinesofaspecificgenre
Exploresurrealismandspecific
disciplineofprintmaking

MotivatingQuestions

Whatmakesanimagesurreal?
Usingthetechniquesof
crosshatching,stipplingand
hatching,howcananartistadd
depthandtexturetoan
etching?

VisualArtsStandards

2.1Demonstrateanincreased
knowledgeoftechnicalskillsin
usingmorecomplex
twodimensionalartmediaand
processes(e.g.printingpress)
4.4Developandapplyasetof
criteriaasindividualsorin
groupstoassessandcritique
worksofart

KeyVocabulary

hatching,crosshatching,value,
scale,stippling,texture,
Surrealism

StudioHabitsofMind

DevelopCraft
Envision
UnderstandArtWorld

Connections

ArtistsReneMagritte,
SalvadorDali

Resources

www.visualartscork.com/.../s
urrealistartists.htm

Assessment

Studentswillfollowthecorrect
proceduresinpreparingthe
plateforprintingandproduce
threecompleteprints.
Studentswillusekeyconcepts
ofsurrealismandincludethem
intheirimage.