Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...

This lesson plan from KinderArt will show learners how to use pastels to create a variety of lines and textural effects after the manner of Vincent van Gogh. Students will learn that colors can be subjective as well as objective.

Inspired by both a song (sung by Don McLean) about Van Gogh as well as a poem written by Tupac Shakur, students will be inspired to research an artist with an interesting life and style of work. Students will research the artist they...

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation shows the...

Students will learn about the symbolic meanings associated with various colors. Then students will design a piece of art with colors that are reflective of their personal emotions.

Learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of artists who have painted sunflowers and create their own after following this lesson plan.

Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.