Students examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery. They produce a Van Gogh-style self-portrait and write a letter describing it

First graders design projects based on work of Van Gogh.  In this Van Gogh arts lesson, 1st graders review and and model artwork prior to creating their own landscape project in watercolor.  

Young scholars examine the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. They complete a class KWL chart, and watch a PowerPoint presentation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Next, they use a digital photo of themselves to create a...

Students paint a picture inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night, using various tones of the color blue. Students journal their thoughts and feelings about the painting and then analyzing a few questions given. Students title their paintings

Students study the use of trees in art.  In this investigative instructional activity students create art using leaf rubbings and develop a classification method for trees. 

Learners use Van Gogh’s Portrait of Joseph Roulinas inspiration for their own portraits of friends in the classroom. In this portrait lesson, students analyze the Van Gogh portrait and discuss his techniques. Learners discuss facial...

Students use Van Gogh's Portrait of Joseph Roulin as inspiration for their own portraits for their friends. In this portrait analysis lesson plan, students explore portrait art and analyze Vincent Van Gogh's use of line in his art....

Students examine the various artwork completed by Vincent Van Gogh. As a class, they are asked the question "What is it like to walk in your shoes?" They are to write a paper and draw their ideas to share with the class. They must use...

Middle schoolers use Van Gogh's portrait of Joseph Roulin as inspiration for their own portraits of friends in the classroom.

Middle schoolers examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait

Students consider the question, "How do I want people to see me?" as they examine the self-portrait of Judith Leyster. They develop and refine characterization of a subject through poetry writing

Students examine artwork that surrounds the topic of "family." They compare and contrast the families in the artwork with their own families. Finally, each student creates a HyperStudio slide of their own artwork that represents their...