Printing: Patterns from Leaves and Bottle Tops
Primary 1 · Creative Arts
Printing: Patterns from Leaves and Bottle Tops
Lesson 4 of 5
12 min
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It rained in the night. The yard is soft mud.
Ishimwe steps in it and lifts his foot up again.
His whole footprint is there in the mud.
Today you will make marks like that, with no paint at all.
Press and print puts colour on top of the paper.
Push and see leaves a hole in the shape of the thing.
That hole has a name. It is called an impression.
Careful! Do not dip anything in paint for this one. Push and see uses no paint.
Paper is far too hard. Nothing will push into it.
Use wet clay, or mud from the yard, or damp sand.
No mud today? Mix flour and water into a soft dough.
Press it flat on an old plate first, like a small pancake.
Step 1 Choose your object. Start with your own thumb.
Step 2 Push it in. Push harder than you think you need to.
Step 3 Hold it there and count to two.
Step 4 Lift it slowly, and straight up.
Now look inside the dent. Can you see the little lines of your thumb?
A bottle top leaves a small circle with a ring around it.
A leaf leaves thin lines, sunk down into the clay.
A stick leaves a deep round hole.
Careful! A dent you can hardly see means you pushed too softly. Push again, harder.
Everyday objects pushed into soft clay leave an impression behind.
Tip
Print sits on top. Push goes in
Print needs paint and paper. Push needs something soft.
Push hard, count to two, lift slow.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
What do we call the dent left behind in the clay?
Answer: an impression. It is a hole in the shape of the object.
Habimana wants to push and see. Can he use a sheet of paper?
Answer: no. Paper is too hard. He needs clay, mud or wet sand.
What do you put on the object before you push it in?
Answer: nothing at all. Push and see uses no paint.
Mutesi's dent is so shallow she can hardly see it. What should she do?
Answer: push harder, and hold it down while she counts to two.
Push your own thumb into soft mud, then look.
Answer: a small oval dent, with the lines of your thumb inside it.
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