Optional Book List + Read Alouds:
Katie and the Lily Pond by James Mayhew
The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt
Katie and the Impressionists by James Mayhew
Getting to Know the Worlds Greatest Artists: Claude Monet by Mike Venezia
Who Was Claude Monet by Ann Waldron
Monet's Cat by Becky Cameron
Monet by Michael Howard
Claude Monet: Water Lilies and the Garden of Giverny by Dr. Julian Beecroft
Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Escargot by Dashka Slater (enjoy the read aloud by the Author below:)
Matisse's Magical Trail by Tim Hopgood
Snail Trail by Ruth Brown
Are You a Snail? By Judy Allen
The Snail's Spell by Joanne Ryder
The Biggest House in the World by Leo Lionni
Snail Trail by Jo Saxton
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature by Sarah Campbell
Flow Spin Grow Looking for Patterns in Nature by Patchen Barss
Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson
Art Supplies:
Acrylic paints and canvas boards, your desired size
Air dry clay + tools
In the Kitchen:
Flour
Sugar
Crepe toppings: whipped cream, Nutella, bananas, jam, chocolate chips, etc.
Crepe pan
Yeast
Sugar
Milk
Eggs
Corn Starch
Vanilla
Butter
Chocolate Chips
Honey
Next Stop: Giverny, France
In this lesson, we will be learning about Claude Monet and his beautiful garden in a little village called Giverny, in France, as well as his Water Lily paintings. We will create our own water lily art, an impressionistic bridge painting, as well as clay snails. We will then complete this artist study with baking two delicious French recipes; Crepes and Brioche au Chocolat, which I can imagine he enjoyed in his beautiful yellow dining room. Scan our QR code for more additional learning resources and enjoy learning about one of the greatest artists of all time.
Find our Spotlight details in our Week 2, and enjoy the Educational Videos about Claude Monet, and his Gardens below:
Claude Monet:
Learn about Impressionism Painting Style, where they would panting outside with Art with Mati and Dada:
Which Artists do they mention in the video?
How does the light effect the art painted while being outdoors?
Monet’s Water Lilies
Watch a video of Claude Monet:
Rick Steves’ Europe: Pairs, France: Monet’s Dreamy Water Lilies
Another look into Pairs, the Eiffel Tower, Monet and more with Rick Steves:
You will see so many more wonderful things about Pairs, the food, the river, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and is one of my favourite videos. It does cover a lot, so you may want to skip to what you really want to focus on, or enjoy while coloring. We will be featuring more of these landmarks in up coming weeks of the Masterpiece Class.
Snails
We have a clay snail art project included, and I wanted to include some videos for inspiration for you!
Recipes:
Here you will find some helpful videos that you can watch to learn the techniques for the French Crepes, and the Brioche au Chocolate. Find our recipes included in the unit study.
French Crepes:
Enjoy these videos to help give inspiration while you whip up and cook and top your French Crepes:
Brioche au Chocolaté
Check out how to make this recipe, by watching our Video on TANGI here.
Congratulations! You have completed the 2nd Week of our Adventures in France, Level 1 Series!
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