Starters for all ages!

By observing preschoolers I learned that exploring the line printing process, repeating lines in slightly different ways, designing with lines, connecting lines to form shapes, and printing letters and names seemed to develop naturally from the children’s explorations. It is the same with students of any age! Anyone trying line printing goes through these same stages – just more quickly, taking starter exercises to more complex levels. Starter lessons also act as preparation for all the other lessons in this program.

Courtesy of Arts Integration in the Classroom, Enchanted Circle, Holyoke, MA. Photo by Enchanted Circle Teaching Artist, Gabriela Micchia.

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Lines

30 minutes
Begin with the basic lines. Printing basic lines lays the groundwork for all of the activities in this program. Exploring vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines again and again in multiple…
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Shapes

30 minutes
Learning to print shapes opens up the world of geometry and construction. Explorers of any age develop their own strategies and gain respect for the ideas of their peers when…
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Buildings

30 minutes
Houses and buildings are common themes in children’s early representational work. As children print shapes, connect them and add to them, structures in the built environment are sure to emerge.…
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Letters & Names

30-45 minutes
The letters of the alphabet are made up of vertical, horizontal, diagonal and curved lines. Line printing is a concrete way to see, experience, and demonstrate these complex understandings on…
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Alphabet

30-45 minutes
After playing with letter construction and perhaps printing their names, children seem to love the challenge of trying to print the whole alphabet. Review Letters and Names before teaching this…
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