I have seen many creative lesson plans on Monet’s Bridge over the Water-Lily Pond
series, and decided to study his work
with my 2nd graders for our last art project of the year. I decided
to use crayons and watercolors for the students’ artwork.
This ended up being a great
wrap-up project, because I was able to review many concepts with them! We
discussed space, and purposely made lily pads in the distance smaller than ones
in the foreground. We discussed color schemes, and how we should use a different
color of green for the bridge than for the trees behind it. After I showed the
students a photograph of the bridge as it is today, most of the students chose
blue-green for their bridge. We also talked about composition, and reasons to
make your picture tall (portrait) or wide (landscape). Another thing I reviewed
with the students is planning out lightly in pencil before using crayons
or paint.
The students loved learning about
how Monet captured the light in his artwork, and you could tell if it was
morning, afternoon, sunset, or sunrise. I also showed them his Haystacks
series. The students were impressed that he even painted the haystacks in the
snow!
I was very impressed by the
beautiful water lily bridge pictures that my students made. I had a great group
of second graders this year, and can’t wait to see what they will accomplish in
3rd grade next year!
One of the most famous versions of Monet's bridge series:
A photograph of the bridge as it looks today:
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