After searching Pinterest and the internet for a couple of weeks, I put together a lesson plan for my K-5 Homeschool art students on Henri Matisse.
List of Supplies:
- 12"x12" or 11"x14" Stretched Canvas(one for each student)
- Colored Cardstock
- Sponges
- Foam Brushes
- Mod Podge
- Plastic Plates to use as palettes
- Scissors
- Sample cut-outs to trace if needed
I had set up a display of children's books on Henri Matisse. My library had a wonderful selection to chose from! The title that I liked the most and pertained to our lesson was this book:
After I read the book to the kids, I brought out my laptop and showed them this video of Henri Matisse working. The kids couldn't get over his large scissors!
I let the kids pick any colors that they wanted from my stack of colored cardstock. Most did not have a problem jumping right in and cutting away. I did have some cut-outs of organic shapes that I had made for students that seemed stuck but I only had one child use them. Each shape was attached to the canvas via Mod Podge. They used cut-up sponges to do this. I have to emphasize to the kids that the Mod Podge would dry clear.
Here are some of the works that the students did:
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| Rebecca, age 10 |
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| Genivive, age 10 |
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| Lily, age 8 |
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| Joseph, age 8 |
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| Lynn, age 10 |
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| Joseph, age 8 |
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