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 MAGPIE 2020 STORY AND PRINTMAKING

WITH GRACI HORNE

Join Graci Horne for a story about the magpie and an accompanying printmaking activity!

Click here to download the stencil for this project

Materials you’ll need:

The following Minnesota State Academic Standards apply to this lesson:

5.0.2.2.1 Explore ideas through the work of other artists.
5.0.2.4.1 Identify choices made in one's original artwork.
5.0.5.10.1 Recognize that all humans make art.
5.1.2.3.2 Practice safe use of art materials and tools while making art.
5.1.5.10.1 Recognize that people from different places and times have made art for a variety of reasons.
5.2.2.4.1 Describe choices made at different steps in an art making process.

  • colored pencils or crayons

  • printed template (optional)

  • scissors

  • gluestick

  • large piece of paper or brown paper bag

  • potatoes

  • washable marker

  • tempura or acrylic paint

  • cup of water

  • paintbrushes

  • rag (for clean up)

  • Adult Needed:

    • kitchen knife

    • cutting board

    • Xacto knife/box cutter (optional)