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My Impressionist Garden

Meet Claude Monet

Day 60of 180
Week 12of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic Impressionist painting techniques

2

Create a garden painting using short, colorful brush strokes

3

Appreciate God's creativity in nature through art

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Just as God created beautiful gardens, we can create art that reflects His wonderful creation

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Watercolor paints
  • Paintbrushes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
  • Pencil (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather around and look at yesterday's water lily paintings. Remind children how we learned to use short, dabbing brush strokes like Claude Monet.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about painting water lilies yesterday?
2Teaching (12 min)

Today, we'll create our own Impressionist garden, just like Monet loved to paint. Remember, Impressionist artists used bright colors and quick brush strokes to capture the feeling of light and nature.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Monet loved painting gardens full of beautiful flowers
  • We use short, quick brush strokes instead of smooth lines
  • Use bright, happy colors to show God's beautiful world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in a garden?
  • How does a garden make you feel?
3Activity: My Impressionist Garden (14 min)
project

Create a colorful garden painting using Impressionist techniques

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose bright colors like Monet would use
  2. Use short, dabbing brush strokes to create flowers
  3. Don't worry about making perfect shapes
  4. Think about how light might shine on the flowers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer colors and larger brush strokes

Challenge: Add details like a garden path or fence

4Closing (3 min)

Share our beautiful garden paintings and talk about how they show God's creativity

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about Impressionist painting?
  • How does our art show God's beautiful world?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about making prints in art

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Impressionist art focuses on capturing the feeling of a scene through color and light

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity over perfection
  • Let children experiment with brush strokes
  • Praise effort and enjoyment
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated if painting doesn't look exactly like a real garden

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, willingness to try new techniques

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and collect flowers to inspire painting
  • Read a children's book about Claude Monet from the BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

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