Monday 30 March 2015

Happy Birthday Van Gogh


Vincent Van Gogh was born on 30th March, 1853. He is so famous that he even appears in a Dr Who episode ;)

Did you know that he only sold one painting in his lifetime? Now his paintings are worth millions.

Laurence Anholt has written a series of children's books about artists, including one about Van Gogh. It tells a story during the time he spent in France when he was 35 and includes examples of his work. There is also a brief biography on the last page. It makes an ideal unit study starter :)



Activities that your child may enjoy:
Painting swirls in the sky just like Van Gogh using bright colours and mixing the paint on the paper
Create self-portraits - Van Gogh made over 30
Visit an art gallery and look for Van Gogh paintings
Grow a sunflower
Serve a sunflower shaped lunch
Make a jelly in a Swiss roll tin and use a star shape cutter to make dessert
Listen to the song 'Vincent' :)



Further resources for a unit study on Van Gogh:
Montessori Cards
Van Gogh Picture Cards
Video clip from BBC Schools
Biography
Explore the digital Van Gogh map
Wordsearch
Colouring pages
Notebooking page

More books on Vincent Van Gogh:


For a unit study that explores another of Laurence Anholt's books, check out 

2 comments:

  1. Love it :) again! We are doing Van Gogh project next week. I will link to your blog!

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  2. What good timing that you found this :) I hope it comes in useful to you. Thanks for linking :)

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