Hand-Printed

Postcards
Meg Itoh and Scott Morrison
Melman
 School: Stony Brook Elementary

3 learning segments (days)

Class: 3rd Grade (H)

Class Demographics: 12 Boys and

About 10 Girls

We taught every 3rd glass in the

school. In 3h, we had girl with
504: She has a lot of home issues
and emotional breakdowns in the
class. We an IEP student, who has
down syndrome.
Communication!
What is communication?

What is the importance of communication?

How do we communicate in our daily lives?

How do we communicate with art?

Key Questions: 2) What properties are
unique to printmaking, as
1) How can a postcard be opposed to other forms
used for of art production?
communication?

4) Who was Andy Warhol?

3) What makes How did the technique of
printmaking so printmaking relate to his
revolutionary? goals as an artist?
Objectives:
1. The student will (be able to) advance their visual communication skills by creating a
personal postcard.
2. The student will (be able to)develop drawing skills by sketching their design and
indenting it into a styrofoam plate.
3. The student will (be able to)...develop printmaking ability by printing their design in series of
three multiples .
4. The student will (be able to)...build knowledge about Andy Warhol, Pop Art, and
printmaking through class discussion.
WHY DID WE PICK
POSTCARDS?

Postcards advocate visual

communication.
WHY PRINTMAKING FOR
ELEMENTARY?

It was something they probably theyve

never done before. They were at the level
where they could do so, according to
Piaget.
 Scratch foam - styrofoam sheet

Materials
Artist:

Andy
Warhol
 1) Introduction to ourselves

2) Pre-Assessment Discussion

Day 1: 3) Pop Art and Andy Warhol

4) Assignment: 2-3 sketches of

something IMPORTANT to

them or they see everyday.

I used to drink it. I used
to have the same lunch
everyday, for 20 years, I
guess, the same thing over
and over again.

-Andy Warhol 1960

GAME! Find the difference
GAME! Find the difference (rules
also on board during artmaking)
-No text

-Not too deep or too

shallow

-Not tiny details

-Border
Day 2: Sketch Approval And
Printmaking

Review
Demonstration
Art making
Lecture on printmaking history
Day 3:

Hook: Scotts artwork

Review
Final Presentation Template
Review Demonstration. Students told US what to do.
Art Making
Work Cited:

https://www.simplypsychology.org/Zone-of-Proximal-Development.html

https://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html