Resources needed

Direct access to a colour printer.
Adequate paper and ink cartridge stocks.
Trimmed designs, card, glue, glitter, table confetti etc.

Phase 1

Pupils should work in mixed-ability pairs, with more able pupils opening their picture to revise and complete it unaided. Explain to the pupils that they are now ready to print their posters for display. Explained that there are certain checks we must make before printing. First check that the page is correctly orientated. In most art programs these settings are found at "File - Page setup". Ask the children to decide whether they wish their poster to be printed in a landscape or portrait orientation. After this decision has been made, the children then have to select the type of printer they require - in this situation it would be the colour printer. At this point it is important to stress that "we all" cannot print our posters at the same time, as this would be too much for the printer to cope with in one go! Usually it best to let the pupils queue their posters in small groupings of two or three. This allows the teacher to track who has printed what and also diagnose the usual printer jams.

Phase 2

Before embarking on this part of the session it is advisable to have at least one other adult to assist. It is important to ensure that the posters are not trimmed too small, therefore assistance needs to be given. The pupils' attention should to drawn to the fact that they need to orientate their poster suitably upon the card before sticking it - again assistance would be needed here.Finally, the all-important creative border decoration. The more decorative resources available to the children the more diverse and visually attractive the final posters will be.