LESSON SUMMARY: MONET’S GARDEN
Submitted by: Pam Stephens
Grade Level: Elementary K-2
Monet Lesson for 4th grade by Cathy Gaul
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Title of Lesson |
Monet’s Garden
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Grade Level
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1
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Objectives(s)
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Student will:
- Actively
investigate and accurately interpret with supporting
evidence the artwork of Claude Monet
- Vividly
communicate a deep understanding of Impressionism
- Accurately
reflect upon learning
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Essential Questions
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- Who is Claude Monet?
- What is Impressionism?
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Resources & Materials
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Poster images of Impressionism and
artwork by Monet:
DVD's: Linnea in Monet's Garden
and In Winter Still: A Claude Monet Story
Greg Percy's Songs in the Key of Art Volume 4 "Monet's Mom"
Blue construction paper, 12 x 18
Manila paper, 12 x 18
Printer’s ink (red, blue, yellow,
green)
Sponges, clothes pins, crayons
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Motivation
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- View video and discuss artwork
- Display posters and discuss
Impressionism
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Activities/Sequence
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Create an
Impressionistic landscape
- Distribute
manila paper, 1 per every 2 children
- Distribute
blue paper, 1 per child
- Demonstrate
how to tear the manila paper from side to side to create
an uneven horizon
- Glue
manila paper to blue paper so that the straight edge of
the manila matches the straight edge of the blue
- Demonstrate
and then ask students to draw elements of a garden
(trees, stems of flowers, park bench, pond, etc.)
- Demonstrate
printing with a sponge that is held by a clothes pin
- Use
the sponge to print leaves and flowers
- Contrast
and compare student work to Monet’s Impressionistic
landscape
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Assessment Rubric
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Objective
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Novice
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Acceptable
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Mastery
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Actively investigate and accurately
interpret with supporting evidence the artwork of Claude
Monet
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Does not or will not investigate and
interpret with accuracy and supporting evidence the artwork
of Claude Monet
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Investigates and interprets with
limited accuracy and supporting evidence the artwork of
Claude Monet in limited ways
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Investigates and interprets with
accuracy and with a variety of supporting evidence the
artwork of Claude Monet
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Vividly communicate a deep
understanding of Impressionism
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Communicates an inaccurate understanding of Impressionism
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Communicates a limited understanding of
Impressionism
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Communicates in a variety of ways a
deep understanding of Impressionism
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Accurately reflect upon learning
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Does not or cannot reflect learning
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Reflects with limited ability
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Reflects upon learning with supporting
evidence of understanding
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Student Reflection
Name _______________________ Teacher
__________________ Date ____________
- What
does Claude Monet try to show in his art?
- How
is your artwork similar to Monet’s artwork? How is it different?
- What
did you learn in this lesson?
Submitted by: Cathy Gaul, Haddonfield
Friends Elementary
UNIT: Impressionism - Painting
Lesson: Monet's Garden
Grade Level: 4th Grade (Elementary 4 thru 6)
Below is Cathy's lesson summary - add her steps to
the lesson above to create your own lesson plan. Pam Stephens has
provided her summary to help other art teachers write lesson plans.
(click to see larger images).
From Cathy Caul:
This is a 'suitable for framing' parent favorite.
To begin we discuss impressionism and I show Linnea in Monet's Garden
video. We talk about garden structures, all the man-made parts that go
into a garden like fences, bird baths, arbors, arches, paths, benches, etc. The
fence and gate and path are a must, and everything else is extra.
To begin the project, we cut the man made parts
from oak tag paper and fix them to the paper to act like stencils.
In the past we used little bits of 'Ticky Tack'
but last year I used a Removable Restickable Glue Stick
that is removable. Just be sure to wait at least 30 seconds
to put the pieces on the background paper or they won't come off! The
stencil cutting and placing usually takes at least one whole class
period. Another option are
Tac-On Pads.
When all the man made stuff is put in place, we
sponge paint around all the stencils where flowers or grass would go. We
also sponge a tree border that will be in the background. They can make
shapes of evergreens (triangles) or deciduous tree tops. This also
insures that the entire fence will be sponged around with the paint
color for the garden. I use 3 layers of color and use small cut
pieces of sponges. They start with yellow, then green, then blue for
shadow areas, especially in the trees. Then they can do the sky, first
with white, then a tiny bit of blue, leaving some areas white for cloud
shapes if they choose.
The flower painting is done with Q tips. I show
pictures from garden catalogues and Impressionist garden paintings. They
can make taller perennial flowering shrubs using the edge of cut
rectangles of cardboard. They often make flowering vines growing on the arches and fences. We
talk about how flowers grow in the sun, not on the ground for the vines.
I emphasize that it isn't really a painting as much as a dabbing. They
can layer colors to make their flowers look less like colored lollypop
blobs sitting there and more like a planting of flowers. This project
usually takes 3 full classes (of 75 minutes each).
This project is one of the favorites of the kids
and the parents!
