National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...
California State University
Van Gogh Lesson
Introduce the masters to young students. This art lesson plan will have your 2nd graders singing the praises of Vincent van Gogh as they create their very own "Starry Night."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, "When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." As difficult as turbulence is to understand...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Painting Style in "The Starry Night"
A lesson plan from KinderArt that investigates Van Gogh's technique as exhibited in "The Starry Night."
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Sunflowers
This lesson plan from KinderArt will show learners how to use pastels to create a variety of lines and textural effects after the manner of Vincent van Gogh. Students will learn that colors can be subjective as well as objective.
Other
Art With Mrs. Filmore: 1st Grade Art Lessons
This site offers a variety of art lessons that use various media. Each project includes instructions and pictures of the students' completed artwork.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Collection Highlights
Numerous pieces of art are available to view. Students just click on the red "s" and get a larger image of the piece as well as some information and inquiry about the piece. Teachers get a more in-depth overview as well as activity...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Integration of Art and Drama
A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.
Other
Cincinnati Art Museum: Teacher Resources
The CAM highlights several of the master works found in their permanent collection. View such big names as Chagall and Van Gogh. Along with background on each artist and the artwork, there are cross-curricular connections and suggested...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Warm and Cool Colors
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This instructional activity is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Vincent Van Gogh's Flower Beds in Holland
A simple lesson plan on the concept of opportunity costs or sacrifices. A short quiz on this concept is also provided.
Starfall
Starfall: Art Gallery
This site offers paintings by famous artists with some information about each of them, followed by a language arts lesson. They include the following: Van Gogh (reflexive pronouns), Seurat (-ight), Gauguin (-ou), Chagall (opposites),...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Touring Partnership Exhibition
Five paintings and their artists are discussed in these notes. Also included are some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: How to Appreciate a Painting
Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sunflowers (Drawing/painting Expressionism)
Learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of artists who have painted sunflowers and create their own after following this lesson plan.
Curated OER
Harcourt School Publishers: Strange Combinations
Using the paintings of Gauguin, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Morisot, and others, site explores the different ways artists use color and shape to create feelings of tension and uneasiness. A good introductory lesson in analyzing and...
Curated OER
Harcourt School Publishers: Strange Combinations
Using the paintings of Gauguin, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Morisot, and others, site explores the different ways artists use color and shape to create feelings of tension and uneasiness. A good introductory lesson in analyzing and...