Monet and the Impressionists
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What You Get
What You Get
This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.
Each of the lessons within the pack contains:
- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
- An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
- An assessment grid to track learning and progress
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Curriculum Coverage
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In this engaging art scheme, children explore the work of Monet and other Impressionist artists, learning how they used colour, light and brushstrokes to capture moments in time. They begin by identifying key features of Impressionism, then focus on how artists showed light using colour. Children go on to explore movement and atmosphere in paintings, before applying these techniques to create a Monet-inspired garden painting, using images as a starting point. Finally, they develop their ideas further to create their own Impressionist-style painting, combining light, movement and atmosphere to produce a finished piece.
Each of the six lessons within this scheme come with a detailed plan, a set of engaging and informative PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas (plus an alternative activity) and printable resources to support your class during their independent work.
A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
Lesson 1: Understanding Impressionism
In this lesson, children learn about the artist Claude Monet and explore the style of Impressionism. They look closely at several Impressionist paintings and discuss features such as colour, brush marks, light and movement.
Children then apply their understanding in their independent activities by investigating and comparing artworks by Monet and other Impressionist artists.
This Monet KS2 Art lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Picture Cards
- Help Sheet
- Curator Challenge Sheet
Lesson 2: Monet's Landscapes
In this lesson, children learn about Claude Monet’s landscape paintings and explore how light and atmosphere can change the way a landscape looks. They study several examples of Monet’s work and discuss how colour, light and weather affect the scene.
Children then apply their understanding in their independent activities by creating a Monet-inspired landscape painting or discussing how the same landscape can appear different under changing conditions.
A detailed plan, a set of engaging and informative PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this ready-to-teach Monet KS2 Art Lesson Pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Templates
- Picture Cards
- Monet's Poplars Sheet
- Group Discussion Prompt
Lesson 3: Colour
In this lesson, children explore how Impressionist artists used colour to show different types of light. They look at examples of paintings and identify how warm and cool colours create different effects. Children then learn how to use small dabs of colour and layering techniques to represent light.
They apply their understanding in their independent activities by creating a series of light tiles, each showing a different type of light using colour and brushmarks.
This KS2 Art lesson pack includes a detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Light Tiles Task Card
- Picture Cards
- Investigating Light Challenge Cards
- Types of Light Sheet
Lesson 4: Movement and Atmosphere
In this lesson, children explore how Impressionist artists showed movement and atmosphere in their paintings. They look closely at examples by artists such as Renoir and Degas, discussing what is happening in each scene and how movement is conveyed through brushmarks, poses and composition.
Children are introduced to the idea of atmosphere as the mood or feeling of a painting, and consider how this can be created. They then apply their understanding by creating their own movement study, using quick, loose brushmarks and focusing on capturing action rather than detail.
Everything you need is included in this pack - an easy-to-follow lesson plan, a set of engaging and informative slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Movement Picture Sheets
- Artist Tip Cards
- Impressionist Movement Cards
- Investigating Movement Sheet
Lesson 5: Monet's Later Work
In this lesson, the focus returns to Monet. Children explore his later work, focusing on how his garden at Giverny inspired his paintings of water lilies. They revisit key Impressionist techniques, considering how colour, light and brushstrokes are used to capture reflections, movement and atmosphere.
Children then apply their understanding in their independent activities by creating a Monet-inspired garden painting, using a photo card as a stimulus and making choices about how to represent light, colour and feeling in their work.
This downloadable, ready-to-teach pack includes everything you need: an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Photo Cards
- Viewfinders
- Painting Prompt Card
- Group Task Instructions
Lesson 6: Creating an Impressionist-style Artwork
In this final lesson, children consolidate their use of Impressionist techniques, focusing on how light, movement and atmosphere can be shown through colour and brushwork. They review previous practice studies and discuss how these techniques can be combined to create mood and depth.
Children then apply their understanding in their independent painting, choosing a scene of their own and deciding which techniques to emphasise, creating a final piece that reflects their choices and skill in using light, movement and atmosphere.
This Impressionist KS2 Art lesson pack includes a detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Step-by-Step Guidance Sheet
Monet and the Impressionists: Knowledge Organiser
This Year 5/6 Art Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our Art Movements strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. Relevant vocabulary and artistic skills have been identified to encourage children to apply their knowledge around this topic.
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