Artists for Kids
AFK Learning Kits

For more learning opportunities:

Video lesson plans can be found here.

Learning guides can be downloaded here.


​Clay Kit & Lesson Plan

Teachers in the North Vancouver School District can book the clay kit for a two week period, which contains all the tools and the step-by-step instructions to bring this clay lesson into your classroom.

Using the materials in this kit students will create 7” x 5” ceramic tiles, creating texture with a variety of tools and using additive and subtractive sculpting techniques. In creating their tiles, students will design ancient fossils, future fossils, or a combination both. Students will learn the following skills: hand building techniques, sculpting with clay, joining clay, using press molds, planning and design process, principles of design. 

Click here to access the Lesson Plan

Click here to access the Clay Kit Sign-Up Form

 

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Printmaking Kits & Lesson Plans

Collagraph Kit and Lesson Plans

Teachers in the North Vancouver School District can book the Collagraph Kit for a two week period, which contains all the tools and the step-by-step instructions to bring 4 printmaking lessons into your classroom.

Teachers can choose from four different collagraph lesson plans that have been designed for K-7 classrooms. Lesson plans are linked, below, and laminated copies are included in the kit. Please note, teachers will need to supply ink and paper separately. For more information on the ink and paper required for each lesson and where to purchase these supplies, please refer to the lesson plans below.

Click on your desired AFK Collagraph Kit Lesson Plan below:

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​Lesson 1 (for grades 4-7): Foam Butterflies with Jack Shadbolt
​Lesson 2 (for grades 4-7): Garbage Press with Big Rock Candy Mountain
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​Lesson 3 (for grades K-7): Lego Press with Reed H. Reed
Lesson 4 (for grades K-3): Textured Landscapes with Ted Harrison



Click here to access the Collagraph Printmaking Kit Sign-Up Form

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Monotype Printing Kit & Lesson Plan (coming soon)




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Artists for Kids

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