Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and by the work of Friedrich Froebel, this teacher’s guide offers strategies for teaching basic printmaking.

Teachers and students of all ages delight in discovering that with a little piece of cardboard and some paint they can print a multitude of linear structures—shapes, letters, alphabets, signs & posters, patterns, designs, buildings and architectural forms, skeletons, machines, and more… This innovative approach provides an effective and developmentally appropriate approach for increasing visual learning, motor skills, language development, and critical thinking using the basic art element, line.

Learn more and see videos of children and teachers in action at the author’s website: Children & Printmaking: Thinking & Creating with a Line: ThinkingWithALine.com

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Supplies and Processes
Part One: Thinking with a Line
Chapter 1: Basic Lines
Chapter 2: Constructing Shapes
Chapter 3: Constructing Letters
Chapter 4: Pattern and Design
Chapter 5: Building with Shapes
Part Two: Creating with a Line
Chapter 6: Composition
Chapter 7: Signs and Posters
Chapter 8: Snowflakes
Chapter 9: Skeletons
Chapter 10: Trees
Chapter 11: Architecture
Chapter 12: Machines
Bibliography
Appendix