Lesson Planning
Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night
Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of
Famous for more than Five Minutes - NEW LOOK Artists - NEW LOOK
Objectives
Art
- To know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
- To understand some of the events that took place during Van Gogh’s life and what inspired him.
- To express feelings about a painting and explore it by copying the style and composition.
Enquiry question
What can we find out about The Starry Night?
Outcomes
Children will:
- Learn about some of the events that took place during Van Gogh’s life.
- Explore Van Gogh’s The Starry Night and discuss our thoughts and feelings about the painting.
- Produce our own pictures based on The Starry Night.
Provided Resources
You Will Need
Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Arnholt
Cartridge paper
Oil pastels
Paint (limited range of colours)
Weblinks
Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean from www.youtube.com