First grade Claude Monet lily pads with frogs

First grade artists have been studying the art and life of Claude Monet! They learned about how he was an impressionist and so his artwork was not clear like a photograph but instead is full of blobs, smears and brushstrokes! We learned about how much Monet loved to paint outside, especially in his garden. 

We read a book about a frog named Phillipe who found safety in Monet's garden and really enjoyed the beauty there.

We painted with blurry blobs like Monet when we painted water on these cardboard pizza rounds!

We learned more about Monet's work by watching the Getting to Know the World's Famous artist video while we worked!

We then used different values of green construction paper to create the lily pads and tissue paper to create the 3D flowers! 

After this was complete, we compared and contrasted two of our art elements: shapes and forms. We enjoyed creating Phillipe the frog out of Model Magic clay!

On the final day of this project, after students finished, they created a birthday or valentines card for clot know me. I thought about what types of subjects he would love to see in his card.

The final product is being proudly displayed in our library!

Learning Goals:

I can identify the art of Claude Monet and the Impressionists

I can describe the differences between form and shape

I can manipulate clay and create a frog

I can demonstrate a variety of values in my paint and in my lily pads. 

1st Grade Claude Monet Frogs in Ponds

1st grade artists are learning about Impressionistic art created by Claude Monet. We watched a slide show and then used "blobs and smears" like Monet to paint our pond. Next we fead the book, "Felipe in Monet's Garden" and drew the frog using dark and light value oil pastels. Finally, we talked about the art element of form and created model magic clay flowers.  Aren't they adorable? 

4th grade Mary Cassatt Self Portraits

4th grade artists have been busy studying the life and art of the Impressionist named Mary Cassatt. The learned about how she loved to paint children doing everyday things in a style that was new for her time. We created self-portraits on a piece of scrap lamination and laid it over a painted background.