Towards the beginning of the school year, I discovered this really cool lesson online that focused on the bridge paintings of Claude Monet. I loved the simplicity, but also the stunning results of the project, so I decided to try it with my first graders.
Assignment Description: Using the impressionist painting technique of Claude Monet, create a painting of a bridge over a water lily pond
Materials:
- tempera paint
- masking tape
- 80 lb paper
Students began the project by using tape to create their bridge shape. After a demonstration, students used tempera paint to make small impressionist-like marks for their tree background and water lily pond underneath. Once it was all dry, students pealed the tape off their painting to reveal the white bridge underneath!
I was so happy with how well all the Monet paintings turned out! I loved seeing how the mark making was unique to each student and they really seemed to enjoy the process of painting just like Claude.
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