CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY Impressionist Art lesson with VIDEO guides 3rd-5th grade

These Claude Monet inspired waterlily projects are the perfect art lessons to accompany your teaching units on water, Spring or plants lifecycles. Whether you are needing an impactful Art lesson plan to consolidate topic learning, or need show stopping art project for the school art show, your students will love creating these water lilies, developing important art skills in the process.

Learn about Impressionism and painter Claude Monet through the included biography study. One of the most influential artists of the last century, Monet developed an enduring style, inspiring many artists that followed.

Use this comprehensive lesson plan and guide your students through creating artworks of large 3D waterlily flowers floating on a watery background. This lesson has tons of built in choice for differentiation, while keeping the skills taught consistent across the class, to save your sanity.

But you don't need to take my word for it, see what teachers say about the added value they gained from this product.

PRAISE FOR CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY Impressionist Art project with lesson plan 3rd grade up (already enjoyed by over 200 teachers)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "First came across your work on Pinterest, and have to say, I love everything you come up with. You are one super talented teacher!! I did this unit with my Year 7/8s a couple of years ago. The results were amazing and the students absolutely loved it. They were so proud of their results, and your resource made it so easy. You included so much in this incredibly thorough resource that I really didn't have to do very much at all. Thank-you!"

This lesson is also available in a Monet Waterlily art projects BUNDLE.

View Bundle HERE

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Clay Waterlily HERE

❤️ Take the guesswork out of teaching art, avoid the epic fails that result from not having the time to trial the lesson or media yourself before teaching it.

I’ve done it all for you and trailed this lesson with my own students, aged 8-11, in 3rd grade through 5th grade. I am both a general ed classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school.

❤️ How will this resource help busy teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?

No worries - I’ve got you covered.

This lesson comes as a full colour PDF teacher guide, with a bumper 50+ slide deck, where all steps are clearly explained and photographed, from start to finish, giving you the confidence to deliver a series of quality visual art lessons to your students.

Plus - I filmed 2x BONUS video demos for you, as I created these waterlily drawings in both artist pencil and oil pastels. You can share these with your students as a demonstration guide.

❤️ All the materials & skills are also clearly listed for you. It’s like having an art specialist with you in your classroom.

The PDF slides are  purposely designed in landscape orientation to share with your students as a presentation on your large screen. This extra visual support will prove useful to you and your students, particularly diverse learners,  and will also save yourself having to repeat the same instruction, like 100 times a lesson.

Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)

Encourage students along the way, to follow choice options and create their unique artwork, while being guided by the information on the slides (and video).

More praise for CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I used this for my grade 3-6 kids and my gosh they were amazing!!!!!!! Thank you :)

⏰ How long will this project take to finish? 

This art project will span multiple lessons, depending on the age and stage of students and the size of paper /media/ style you or your students choose. Chunk into small manageable lessons, as shading and colouring can tire out little hands and quality of execution can drop. Between 4-6 lessons.

View the PDF & Video previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you will soon have beautiful artwork on the walls and students glowing with pride!

❤️ So what is special about this resource?

CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY is NOT a superficial art or craft option. As a specialist in this field, I write lessons that encourage deeper, cross-curricular learning and make meaningful connections to other subject areas. This IS:

• a drawing tutorial that uses shapes (Math),
• supports the concept of Seasonal cycles and their effects (Science),
• teaches about the concept of change (How the world works, Science & Visual Art).

Inspired by the works of Impressionist painter - Claude Monet. This lesson plan can be the perfect companion art project for students inquiring into 

✏️ Seasons, 

✏️ Weather, 

✏️ Spring 

✏️ Change - Life cycles of plants, specifically around Spring

✏️ Earth Day

✏️ Pond & water habitats

✏️ How The World Works (IB PYP)

✏️ History, art history, Impressionism

✏️ Where We Are in Place & Time (IB PYP)

✏️ Writing biographies,

✏️ How We Express Ourselves and (IB PYP)

✏️ Who We Are (IB PYP)

✏️ And a great extension activity for shared picture books.
Students can express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications, while working through the guided project and videos. Pausing in places to discuss next steps with students, check understanding and explore potential student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. This addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork objectives in a purposeful way. 

Teachers who have used CLAUSE MONET WATERLILY say:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a lot of fun and the student products turned out beautifully. The kids were really pleased with their results."

✅ What is included in CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY Impressionist Art project with lesson plan?

A 50+ slide PDF teaching support document for step-by-step guidance and reference, intentionally designed in landscape orientation. To share with your students as a presentation on your large screen. Select VIEW > enter full screen. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :) 

This PDF includes step-by-step support & teaching instructions for:

• Biography of the artist, Claude Monet
• Materials list
• Visuals for reference 
• Detailed instructions to create the artwork
• Photographs of every step
• student and teacher examples of work in progress and completed. (3rd grade)
• Links to relevant support videos on YouTube
• Bonus: 3x process videos created by me to illustrate the processes
• Lesson summery sheet
• Note-taking template for research & questions
• guidance for assessment - Learning Intentions included for the International Baccalaureate & New Zealand standards at levels 2  / Phase 2 which will closely aligned to assessment standards you may be using
• guidance and examples for Student Voice reflection/ assessment - either use orally with the slide, or print for students to fill out as a record of their learning. Alternatively export that slide as a jpeg from the PDF and post for digital reflections like Seesaw. 2 versions plus US/UK spelling option

✅ What knowledge, techniques and skills will my students learn?

• Plan compositions
• Follow a tutorial for guidance - listening skills, visual discrimination, sequencing
• Develop fine-motor & technical skills for using artist pencils, oil pastels, paint, adding detail & working accurately
• Respond to art created by artists and by other students
• Reflect on my own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork - using the included student sheets (share on screen for oral reflection or print out for student’s records.

✅ That sounds great! So what about the Visual Art focus?

1. Learn about the life of Claude Monet
2. View & respond to works by a master artist - Claude Monet (Studio Habits)
3. Build skills for observational drawing (Studio Habits)
4. Build skills for tonal shading with pencils & oil pastels Studio Habits)
5. Show an understanding for the art elements of COLOR (colour) VALUE, 3D FORM & TEXTURE
6. Select & blend  color (colour) values with purpose - to communicate form
7. PLAN - compose drawings lightly (gentle pressure) using lines and shapes
8. Use the art element of SPACE by layering petals to create depth

✅ Bonus inclusion:

This project also aligns to the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme art curriculum

View the PDF & Video Previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you have just saved yourself heaps of time and effort!

✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?

→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE

→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS

→ For my other Monet lesson plans, click HERE

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So why use CLAUDE MONET WATERLILY?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I can't say enough about this activity! My students really enjoyed the process, and the finished product was admired by all in the building! Thank you!"

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