Caxton and his printing press

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Communicators

Objectives

History

  • Learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

Art

  • Develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.

Lesson Planning

Learn about Caxton and his printing press. Try making your own printing press and print a book review. Find out how Caxton recreated images in his printing. Create an image plate and print it to accompany your review.

Teaching Outcomes
To ‘meet’ William Caxton and learn about his printing press.
To create text and pictures using a printing process.

Children will:

  • Learn about Caxton and his printing press.
  • Create and test out their own printing press using individual letters.
  • Explore how Caxton recreated images.
  • Create a printed image to accompany their book review.

Provided Resources

  • Instructions for making a printing press
  • Instructions for making printed illustrations
  • Letter from William Caxton
  • Examples of woodcuts

You Will Need

  • Magnetic or wooden letters or similar
  • Card strips
  • Double sided tape
  • Cloth
  • small water bottle
  • Blu-Tack
  • elastic band
  • Paper and foam board