Elissa and I did a Nature Printmaking project for our lesson plan. For this project we needed styrofoam sheets, block ink, brayer, and construction paper. We asked the students to think of a nature background for their project and to sketch it on a sheet of paper. Once they had their sketch then Elissa showed the class how to etch the design into the styrofoam and to used different lines. Once their styrofoam was ready they picked a primary color and applied block ink using a brayer to their styromfoam being careful not to apply too much. Once that was done they were to use the complimentary color of construction paper to press their styrofoam onto getting the mirror image. Carefully they lifted up the styrofoam sheet.

An extension activity for this would be to do the same project except using a different theme such as animals or holidays.