CLAUDE

MONET WATERLILIES LP 1

Name: Alyssa Fortin

Date: Friday Mar. 23
Grade: 2
Subject: Art
Class Length: 1.5 hours

General Learner Outcomes:
1) Reflection
2) Depiction
3) Composition
4) Expression

Specific Learner Outcomes:
Reflection, Component 1, Analysis
Students will notice commonalities within classes of natural objects or forms.
a) Natural forms have different surface qualities in colour, texture and tone.
Reflection, Component 3, Appreciation
Students will interpret artworks literally.
a) Art takes different forms depending on the materials and techniques used.
b) An artwork tells something about its subject matter and the artist who made it.
c) Tints and shades of colours or hues affect the contrast of a composition.
Depiction, Component 6, Qualities and Details
Students will represent surface qualities of objects and forms.
a) Texture is a surface quality that can be captured by rubbings or markings.
b) Images are stronger when contrasts of light and dark are used.
Composition, Component 9, Craftsmanship
Students will add finishing touches.
a) Finishing touches (accents, contrasts, outlines) can be added to make a work more
powerful.
Expression, Component 10 (iii), Media and Techniques
Students will use media and techniques, with emphasis on exploration and direct methods in
drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, fabric arts, photography and technographic arts.
B) Drawing
• Use a variety of drawing media in an exploratory way to see how each one has its
own characteristics.
• Use drawing tools to make a variety of lines – curved, straight, thick, thin, broken,
continuous.
• Make drawings from direct observation.
• Use drawing media in combination with other media such as painting, print
making or fabric.
• Use drawing to add details and textures, or to create patterns.

Learning Objectives:
Students will…
CLAUDE MONET WATERLILIES LP 2

1) Be introduced to Impressionist artist, Claude Monet.

2) Make a 3D representation of Monet’s painting Waterlillies using a variety of materials.

Materials:
• SmartBoard – Monet and activity explanation
• Katie and the Waterlily Pond by James Mayhew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEDh0e5Aydo
• Regular paper
• Oil pastels
• Kleenex (for smudging)
• Fake flowers (about fist size)
• Hot glue (teacher use only)

Introduction:
Presentation (10-15 min)
Start by introducing artist Claude Monet. Who was he? What was his medium? What
kind of things did he paint and how? Explain impressionism using slideshow
presentation.
Today we will be making our own Waterlilies artwork to welcome spring and Easter.
Story (7 min)
Play Katie and the Waterlily Pond by James Mayhew on YouTube (link above).

Body:
Activity (1 hour)
Every student gets a piece of paper and pastels (blue, green and black are mandatory,
while other colours are recommended for detail and experimentation).
Students will be led through drawing a lily pad on water in an impressionistic way. They
will use smudging techniques with Kleenex to blend out colours and add details.
Once they have the lily pads drawn and filled in with surrounding water, they will come
to the back table where I will glue on a flower for them in the middle of their lily pad
and add their names on the bottom corners.

Closure:
Remind students of how much time they have left to finish. Once there is 10 minutes, tell them
that they need to start finishing up their work.

Sponge:
Easter-related worksheets.
Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYLulDeTbk