Pierre August Renoir | Free Word Search Worksheet
December 18, 2009
This artist word search worksheet helps kids build reading skills. Tell your students how many words there are , and then ask them to complete the word search worksheet by locating and circling the keywords in the Pierre August Renoir printable biography.
Free Word Search Worksheet
About the Artist
Pierre Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France. He was the sixth of seven children born to Léonard Renoir and Marguerite Merlet. Pierre’s first experience with painting came in 1854 when he took his first job working in a porcelain factory painting deigns on fine china. His talent for painting would have assured him a career as a porcelain painter, but the company went out of business four years later. Read more…
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Jan Vermeer | Free Word Search Worksheet
December 16, 2009
Here’s a wonderful free printable art lesson resource for the elementary art classroom.
Free Word Search Worksheet
Students will need to print the Meet the Artist biography and the artist word search to complete this worksheet, as it does not include the words/phrases on the worksheet. This worksheet encourages students to build their reading skill by searching for the keywords in the Jan Vemeer biography.
Enjoy!
Grandma Moses | Free Printable Word Search Worksheet
June 3, 2009
Here’s a great free printable lesson resource for the elementary art classroom or homeschool art lesson.
Grandma Moses Biography
Anna Mary was the third child born into the Robertson family in 1860. There would eventually be ten children in the family. She was raised on a farm, attended school for a while, then when she was 12 years old she left home to become a hired hand at a near-by farm… When she was in her late seventies she decided to take up painting which was easier on her hands than needlework. Her first painting was made using housepaint.
Grandma Moses biography continued on GardenofPraise.com
Free Printable Word Search Worksheet
Get a free printable word search worksheet from MakingArtFun.com. It’s a great opportunity to review the most things about Grandma Moses life and artwork.
Grandma Moses Word Search Worksheet from MakingArtFun.com – Creative Resources for Elementary Art Education
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Grandma Moses | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
June 3, 2009
Grandma Moses | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
Biography I
Anna Mary was the third child born into the Robertson family in 1860. There would eventually be ten children in the family. She was raised on a farm, attended school for a while, then when she was 12 years old she left home to become a hired hand at a near-by farm… When she was in her late seventies she decided to take up painting which was easier on her hands than needlework. Her first painting was made using housepaint.
Grandma Moses biography continued on GardenofPraise.com
Biography II
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 –December 13, 1961), better known as “Grandma Moses”, was a renowned American folk artist. She is most often cited as an example of an individual successfully beginning a career in the arts at an advanced age.
Grandma Moses biography continued on Wikipedia.org
Trivia
The Old Checkered House 1862 painted in 1942, was valued at the Memphis 2004 Antiques Roadshow. The painting which originally sold for under $10 in the 1940s was assigned an insurance value of $60,000 by roadshow appraiser, Alan Fausel.
Grandma Moses’ Beautiful World Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Try out this fantastic online jigsaw puzzle of Grandma Moses’ Beautiful World. Beautiful World was painted in 1948. The puzzle even allows you to rotate the pieces to make it a little more challenging for older students.
Grandma Moses’ Beautiful World Jigsaw Puzzle from GardenofPraise.com – Educational Resources for Kids
Free Printable Word Search Worksheet
Get a free printable word search worksheet from MakingArtFun.com. It’s a great opportunity to review the most things about Grandma Moses life and artwork.
Grandma Moses Word Search Worksheet from MakingArtFun.com – Creative Resources for Elementary Art Education
Grandma Moses Study Guide Worksheet
After you have read the biography, you can follow it up with a 10 question free printable worksheet. Questions include, “How old was she when she began to paint pictures?” and “Which is your favorite painting done by Grandma Moses?”
Grandma Moses Study Guide from GardenofPraise.com
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Albrecht Durer | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
June 1, 2009
Albrecht Durer | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
Learn about the life and art of celebrated German painter, printmaker and theorist Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Albrecht Durer (DYOO rer) was born in Nuremberg, Germany. We know little about his early life except the fact that he was the son of a goldsmith and had seventeen brothers and sisters. We know a lot about him as a man because of the abundance of art works he left and his writings. He seemed to realize he would become famous and wanted people to know a lot about him and the pictures he made.
Also ten letters survive that he wrote to his friend Willibald Pirckheimer. They remained lost for 200 years until they were discovered hidden in a wall.
Albrecht Durer biography continued on GardenofPraise.com
Biography Study Guide Worksheet
After you have read the biography, you can follow it up with a 7 question printable worksheet. Questions include, “What do you know about Durer’s early life?” and “Why did Durer’s dog bark when he saw a painting of his master?”
Albrecht Durer Worksheet on GardenofPraise.com
Word Search Worksheet
Get a free printable word search worksheet from MakingArtFun.com. Read about Durer and then review the facts about his life and artwork with this free resource.
Albrecht Durer Work Search Worksheet on MakingArtFun.com
Durer’s A Young Hare Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Try out this fantastic online jigsaw puzzle of Albrecht Durer’s A Young Hare. A Young Hare, watercolour and gouache on paper, was painted in 1502. The puzzle even allows you to rotate the pieces to make it a little more challenging for older students.
A Young Hare Jigsaw Puzzle on GardenofPraise.com – Educational Resources for Kids
Durer’s A Young Hare Coloring Page
Print the A Young Hare coloring page from EnchantedLearning.com. Right click to save the image to your desktop and then open it in a word document to print. EnchantedLearning.com provides you with printer friendly pages for a $20 per year membership fee, though the Apples and Oranges coloring page is free to print if you follow these instructions.
A Young Hare Coloring Page from EnchantedLearning.com – Children’s Educational Materials
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Mary Cassett | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
June 1, 2009
Mary Cassett | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
Learn about the life and art of celebrated American Impressionist period painter and printmaker Mary Cassett. Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Mary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania in 1844. She was the fourth child of the five children born to the family. Her family traveled a lot and she had visited many countries by the time she was 10 years old.
In those days, women did not have professions, and there were very few women artists. Her family did not approve when she decided that she would become an artist.
Mary Cassatt Biography continued on GardenofPraise.com – Educational Resources for Kids
Word Search Worksheet
Get a free printable word search worksheet at MakingArtFun.com. Read about Cassatt and then review the facts about the life and works of the artist.
Mary Cassett Word Search Worksheet on MakingArtFun.com
Cassatt Boating Party Online Jigsaw Puzzle
Try out this fantastic online jigsaw puzzle of Mary Cassatt’s Boating Party. Cassatt’s “The Boating Party” was painted in 1893-1894. The puzzle even allows you to rotate the pieces to make it a little more challenging for older students.
Boating Party Jigsaw Puzzle on GardenofPraise.com – Educational Resources for Kids
Boating Party Coloring Page
Boating Party coloring page from EnchantedLearning.com. Right click to save the image to your desktop and then open it in a word document to print. EnchantedLearning.com provides you with printer friendly pages for a $20 per year membership fee, though the Boating Party coloring page is free to print if you follow these instructions.
Boating Party Coloring Page from EnchantedLearning.com – Children’s Educational Materials
Cassatt Crossword Puzzle
Print this crossword puzzle from GardenofPraise.com, and review what you read about Mary Cassatt.
Mary Cassatt Crossword Puzzle on GardenofPraise.com – Educational Resources for Kids
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Henri Matisse | Homeschool Art Lesson Resources
May 30, 2009
Learn about the life and art of celebrated French modern artist Henri Matisse. Start with the biography, and then click and print these fun curriculum resources.
Biography
Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambresis in Northern France. His parents, Emile Matisse and Heloise Gerars, owned a general store where they sold household goods and seed. Henri was their first son. As a young man, Henri traveled to Paris to study law. In 1889 he returned home to work in a law office as a clerk. It was around this time that he had an attack of appendicitis, which required surgery. To make the long recovery more enjoyable his mother gave him a paint box. It was then, at the age of 21, that Matisse discovered painting and decided to become an artist.
Henri Matisse Biography continued on MakingArtFun.com
Word Search Worksheets
Get a free printable Henri Matisse word search worksheet on ClassHelper.com. The puzzle includes 21 words, and best for the 5th-12th grade student. If you would like to make a simpler one, with less terms to explain, head over to MakingArtFun.com.
Henri Matisse Word Search on ClassHelper.com
Henri Matisse Word Search on MakingArtFun.com
Color a Masterpiece
Print and color a free coloring page of Matisse’s Woman with a Hat (1905).
Woman with a Hat from MakingArtFun.com
Draw a Matisse
Add a drawing project to your lesson. Visit AllPosters.com for a poster of ‘La Pompadour”. This simple line drawing is easy to reproduce, and a great way to get connected to the artist. If you would like to, you can even turn the lesson into more of a drawing lesson. Don’t worry… it’s easy. Just click, read the directions and draw.
La Pompadour on AllPosters.com
La Pompadour: Drawing Lesson on MakingArtFun.com
Desktop Wallpaper
Download a desktop wallpaper for Henri Matisse’s Woman with a Hat from MakingArtFun.com. It’s yet another chance to acquaint your children with a great work of art.
Woman with a Hat Desktop Wallpaper from MakingArtFun.com
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