Henri Matisse Art Lesson Fish Bowl Collage K-4th grade Art History

This lesson plan introduces your students to Artist Henri Matisse. The lesson is perfect for K through 4th grade. Students will have the opportunity to create with mixed media techniques.

The student will practice using a stencil, sponge painting, directed line drawing and integration of shapes. The lesson will invite the child to create a beautiful unique art piece based on the techniques used by Mr. Matisse or create an art piece that is based on His work “Fish Bowl.”

You can use this lesson in the following ways:

• a unit on the art of Henri Matisse
• a 30- 45 minute sub plan
• a unit on mixed media techniques
• a introduction to the many ways artists create, expanding the student's awareness to art in different mediums
• a lesson on stencil use, cutting and gluing skills

What you will find inside the lesson:

Artist: Henri Matisse

-copy of the artwork

-questions to ask your students in order to engage the painting and fulfill the skill of close reading

-simple facts about the artist so that the student will have a basic art history lesson

-full color step by step art lesson with photographs and instructions

I offer variations within the lesson on how to teach the lesson based on age group and level of difficulty. I give you clear step by step instructions WITH PHOTOGRAPHS on how to prep for the lesson, the amount of time needed to prep and the steps to take to make this a one or two day lesson. Your students will learn about famous artists in a fun and engaging way.

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