To better understand artistic style and expression, your class compares two different paintings. They analyze each painting for style, technique, similarities, and differences. They then experiment with a variety of art materials and...

Comparing two different artistic mediums can be a welcome challenge. Learners compare Monet's The Water Lily Pond to three nature-inspired poems. They consider how each art form is interrelated, descriptive, and expressive. They then...

Using Claude Monet's On the Bank of the Seine as inspiration, young artists create their own postcards. During the lesson, learners discuss the techniques used in Monet's painting, as well as the woman in the painting, and learn how to...

Monet is a great artist to study and impressionism is a wonderful art style to practice. Learners read about Monet then attempt to use impressionist painting techniques. Book and image links are included. 

This PowerPoint is composed of 6 slides, each slide has the name of an impressionist artist, life span, place of birth and name of a famous painting. There aren't any clear examples of Impressionist art or of the paintings mentioned. The...

Students explore and experience mixing primary colors to create secondary colors and how to create tonal effects by adding white or black to the mix. They discuss color "temperatures" and form opinions about the works of Monet as well as...

Think about your favorite place ... now, think about what it looks like at different times during the day. How does the change in lighting affect the colors you see? Young artists explore the tools available in digital art software to...

Claude Monet is the subject of a short mini-biography that provides an overview of his life and the movement he began. Some of his works are also pictured.

Color, light and shadow, the placement and size of objects. These are some of the tools artists used to tell their stories. Model for learners how to read a painting by closely examining these features. The richly detailed packet...

Art does not always have to look perfectly realistic. Play with proportion and shape by stretching images. Pupils study works of art by Picasso, Cézanne, and Monet before selecting a photograph to adapt. They use a distorted grid to...

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, or "Guys with beards and ladies without beards that painted outside," are featured in a 171-slide PowerPoint, designed for AP Art History and Humanities classes, that would also appeal to anyone...

Both Money and Cummings were able to capture the essence of Paris. Critical thinkers analyze how each artist used his medium to describe the same place in a different way. Kids then write a Cummings-style poem about Monet's Waterloo Bridge.

Students examine the atmosphere and fog in Monet's painting, "Waterloo Bridge." In this visual arts lesson, students describe the foggy shapes in the painting and sing the song "London Bridge is Falling Down." Students then use shape...

Students study classic paintings by masters like Monet. In this art history lesson, students listen to the story Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert and sing flower songs with the rest of their class. Students examine the painting The...

Who is Claude Monet? Read about one of the most famous French artists of all time. After reading the page-long passage, readers answer seven multiple-choice questions that follow. Consider also including a question of your own that...

Using beautiful pictures done by famous impressionist artists, this presentation explores the world of Monet, Degas and others. This presentation would be a great tool to use in the lower grades to begin a discussion of this artistic...

Third graders investigate and accurately interpret with cupporting evidence the artwork of Claude Monet. They choose what they will paint. Students draw a rough draft on paper. They produce interseting looking "brush strokes", where...

Students visit an on-line art museum in Paris, analyze several landscapes, and explore the painting techniques. They become familiar with distinctive aspects of classical Impressionist landscape paintings.

Fourth graders recognize works of art from various cultures and identify the artist and culture. They view the artistic style and write a response to questions about the style. Students create a still life painting using the techniques...

In this art history worksheet, 1st graders look at the painting "Tulips in Holland' by Claude Monet. They answer 8 short answer questions discussing what they see and their opinion of the work. 

Students become familiar with the work of Claude Monet and his garden paintings.  In this Monet lesson, students compare the garden works of Claude Monet.  Students examine pictures for the colors in his paintings. Students complete a...

Young scholars complete a piece of artwork. In this impressionism lesson, students view Monet's Water Lillies painting and identify the characteristics of impressionism. Young scholars create their own impressionism inspired artwork.

Students explore basic shapes in Monet's paintings Wheatstacks, Snow Effect and Morning. They study about light and shadows through reading and experimenting with three-dimensional models and flashlights.