May 2017 - Ed Emberley Thumbprints

4^th and 5^th Grade

Project Title: Ed Emberley Thumbprints

Sample of Ed Emberley's work:


                          

Description:

• A donation of stamp pads prompted our Ed Emberley thumbprint pictures.  Students brainstormed about the importance of a thumbprint in the real world; Identification, crime tool, etc.  We first experimented with a variety of different fingerprints, arranging them randomly on our papers.  Thin black Sharpies were used to add fun details to make our prints come alive!

Vocabulary:

• thumbprinting
• Ed Emberley

Resources:

• youtube video about Ed Emberley

Materials:

• stamp pads
• thin black Sharpies

Examples of student artwork: