Claude
Monet
1840-1926
"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."

"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."

~ Claude Monet
Claude Monet was a French impressionist artist who used vivid colors in his paintings. It was his painting Impression: Sunrise from which the term "Impressionism" was coined.
Background Information
Claude Monet on the Internet
from Artcyclopedia

WebMuseum: Claude Monet

Claude Monet
Biography and Images

Scribbles - Monet
Brief biography of Monet ~ perfect for children

Monet and the Impressionists for Kids Online
Very good discussion of Monet and other impressionists
Includes music of the period,
along with games and projects

Claude Monet's Garden at Giverny

Monet at Giverny for Kids
from the Phoenix Art Museum
See maps of Monet's gardens

Virtual Visit to Monet's Gardens
Visit The Flower Garden or The Water Garden

Spring in "Monet's" Garden
Read an article about a flower show based upon Linnea in Monet's Garden - food for thought!

Monet's Colors
See what Monet's paint palette may have looked like
Monet Coloring Pages
"Effet de Neige, le Matin" (Morning Snow Effect), was painted in 1891
Haystack Pages
Online Coloring
Printable Coloring Page

Saint Lazare Train Station
To Print and Color
Other Resources
Monet Books for Children
Wonderful children's books on a wonderful artist

Monet Games
Play Concentration, Unscramble Puzzle or a Trivia Game and learn lots more about Monet

Monet Projects
Experiment with color, line, texture,and shape

Monet Lesson
from Crayola Creativity Central

Impressionist Art in Grade 2

Traveling with Linnea
An Integrated Unit for grades 3-5

Waterlilies and Sunflowers ~
A Walk with Monet and VanGogh

A unit for grades 6-12,
but great ideas for adaptation

Claude Monet
Learn how some fourth graders see Claude Monet
The French Connection
Map of France
(Giverny not included)

French Flag
To print and color

English-French Dictionary
Click on a letter and learn French words!

Colors in French
A Coloring Book to Print
Learn the French words for colors

French Theme Page
French language activities
from Enchanted Learning

Surfing the Net with Kids: France
Lots of choices - Eiffel Tower, Embassy included

Meet Kids in France
Includes Portrait of France and Teacher's Guide
To Great Artists
To Window to Our World
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

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