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Monet-inspired Sunset Collages (lesson plan)

Resumen

In this lesson students will analyze a painting of a sunset by Claude Monet. They will make connections to their own experiences observing a sunset, and create their own artwork inspired by Monet’s composition and palette.

Niveles de grado
Pre-K
Áreas temáticas
Artes visuales
Correlaciones de las normas de Carolina del Norte
Arte visual
Enfoques de juego y aprendizaje
APL-2, APL-4
Desarrollo cognitivo
CD-1, CD-4, CD-5
Exploración y conocimiento
CD-14

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Objetivos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes

  1. Students will identify colors the artist used in the painting.
  2. Students will make composition and color choices for their own artwork inspired by the primary source.
  3. Los alumnos establecerán conexiones con sus propias experiencias y el mundo que les rodea.
  4. Students will demonstrate imagination through the movement activity.
  5. Extension Activity: Students will observe how light impacts color.
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Actividades

Mira:

Introduce Monet’s The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset to students with the following information and then pose the questions to them.

  • In this painting, Claude Monet shows us a sunset over a beach in the French town of Étretat. Monet painted outside to capture the sunlight—and the place—in the moment. 
  • He would often paint the same subject, like these cliffs, throughout the day to show how the light changes over time. 
  • What colors do you see in this sunset? What colors did Monet paint in the water? What colors are both in the sky and the water?
  • Where have you seen a sunset? What did it look like?

Muévete:

Invite students to imagine that they can physically step into Monet’s The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset and use their senses to explore the landscape within the painting. Some suggestions for guiding this exploration are below.

Say to the students:

  • Take a giant step onto the beach, where the sand meets the water. Feel the sand, rough with pebbles and shells. 
  • I spy a boat. Let’s get into the boat, so we can travel on the water. (Sit down on knees).
  • Use your oar to paddle. (Move an imaginary oar with your arms.) The water is a little choppy as we row. (Rock back and forth with your body.) Let’s rest and look at this peaceful sunset. What do you see?
  • I see the reflection of the sun—golden yellow, soft lavender, pale green, and deep blue. 
  • As I look up, I see a large cliff. If you were to touch this tall rock, what do you think it would feel like?
  • The orange sun is about to disappear into the water. It’s time to row our boat back to the beach. (Make rowing motions.) What do you hear as we row back to shore?
  • Exit your boat onto the sand—and then take a large step out of the painting. What did you notice while you were visiting Monet’s sunset?

Marca:

Ask students to create their own sunset collage inspired by Monet’s painting. Share that collage (from the French verb coller which means “to glue”) is a technique and term for artwork in which you glue materials to a surface.

Provide an orange and black crayon for each student.

Demonstrating the processing of the Monet Inspired Sunset Collage Lesson Plan

  • Start by drawing the sun. 
  • What shape is the sun? Where is Monet’s sun on the page? Use your orange crayon to draw your sun on your page.
  • Use a black crayon to draw the curvy outline of the cliffs on your page. Color the cliffs in with your black crayon.
  • Paint your page with water until it glistens but is not soaked. Layer the tissue paper strips onto your page. Look to the painting to inspire your color choices for the water and sky. What colors do you see next to each other? What happens when colors bleed together?

Try to watch the sunset tonight at home. Think about what colors you see that are also in Monet’s painting, and which colors are different. (Extension activity below.)

Example of Sunset Collage Lesson Plan
Actividades de extensión:

  • Set up (or create) a light table with colorful transparency sheets, transparent rainbow blocks, magnatiles, etc. Encourage the kids to explore how the colors change as they play with materials on the light table.
  • If you do not have bleeding tissue paper, you can create the colorful landscape by adhering regular tissue paper to the page with an equal part glue and water solution. Brush the solution over the tissue paper after placing. 

Written by Emily Perreault, PreK Programs Educator

Evaluaciones

  1. Hacer preguntas sobre la obra de arte para evaluar la capacidad de escucha y observación. 
  2. Observe student work in process and in completion to assess whether they followed process directions in creating their own sunset landscapes.
  3. Ask questions about student experience observing a sunset.
  4. Observar la participación de los alumnos durante la actividad de movimiento o la lectura en voz alta.

Recursos de la lección

Vocabulario:

Sunset

Collage

Landscape

Luz

Reflexión

Brushstroke

Cliffs

 

Materiales: 

Bleeding tissue paper torn into long strips 

Crayons or Oil Pastels (orange and black)

Agua

Paintbrush

Watercolor Paper

 

Optional:

Light table

Rainbow blocks, magnatiles, cellophane shapes, colored transparency sheets, color paddles

Lista de lecturas

Monet Paints a Day by Julie Danneberg

Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew

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