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The Life and Work of Vincent Van Gogh

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Vincent Van Gogh is a fascinating subject for students of art history.
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Writing
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Awesome Stories: Vincent van Gogh

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Who was Vincent van Gogh? Most of the questions can be answered in two or three sentences; however, there is at least one essay prompt and one personal response question that require longer answers. Questions call for a good mix of...
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Pastel Drawing like Vincent Van Gogh

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners discuss the elements of art and design found in a series of flower paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. They explore art, shading, and color as they create mirrored representations of the master's art, using oil pastel. 
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Post-Impressionism: Van Gogh Drawings

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Turn your young artists into little Vincent van Goghs with a lesson on brush stroke style and color blending. Pupils practice the painting technique by sketching various shapes before recreating a van Gogh piece or creating an original...
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Writing
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Make a Van Gogh-Style Self-Portrait

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn by doing! Young artists try their hand at creating their own self-portraits in the style of Vincent van Gogh. This worksheet contains a brief explanation of the essential qualities of van Gogh's art: complementary colors and...
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Starry Night Interpretation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young artists are encourage to develop greater imaginative freedom and post their impressions of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night in a series of activities based around the famous painting. Class members watch a film biography of van...
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National Gallery of Art

Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Scholars get to know famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh, as an artist as well as a person. After reading personal letters and analyzing paintings, participants paint two self-portraits that represent their personality. Then, write a...
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Interactive
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Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Perhaps a useful resource for an Art History course or a project on a famous figure, this standard 25 question multiple choice quiz asks factual questions about Vincent van Gogh's life such as siblings' names, the people who influenced...
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PPT
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Starry Night

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Slowly uncover the famous artwork by Vincent Van Gogh entitled Starry Night.  In this PowerPoint, a block of color is revealed as you scroll through each slide. Test to see how many slides it takes for your students to recognize the...
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Interactive
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Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This worksheet contains three short answer study questions and seven essay topics about Vincent van Gogh, his life and his work. Clearly designed with higher-level learners, these prompts ask the responder to consider how van Gogh's life...
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Van Gogh's Starry Night

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create representations of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" using the main artistic elements of color, line, balance, movement, and space. The class is then asked to discuss the creative process.
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VAN GOGH'S PAINTING STYLE

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify and apply painting skills used by Vincent Van Gogh.
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Worksheet
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Vincent Van Gogh Word Search

For Students 5th - 8th
A standard word search activity, this learning exercise contains words that are related to the life of Vincent van Gogh hidden in a 15 by 15 letter grid. Example words include Hague, peasants, outsider, and suicide. This resource is not...
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Assessment
California Education Partners

Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 7th Standards
Living in someone's shadow would be difficult for anyone, including one of the most talented artists of the modern age. Middle schoolers read an excerpt from Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan...
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Unit Plan
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Land Ho! Cole Vs. Van Gogh

For Teachers 2nd
Students compare and contrast the landscape works of Thomas Cole and Vincent Van Gogh. In this landscapes lesson, students understand vocabulary related to artworks. Students compare and contrast the artists work through a Venn diagram....
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Learning about Tint and Shade- Van Gogh

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore tint, hues, and shades of color. In this art and color lesson, students observe and discuss Van Gogh's artistic style. Young scholars mix paints to create a single hue background and add details to paint a...
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Vincent's Flowers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create original works of "sunflower" art using Van Gogh's paintings and the book "Camille and the Sunflowers" as a basis. Pastels and sugar paper are the suggested medium for this creative project.
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PPT
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From My Past

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Explore the art of Vincent Van Gogh. This presentation shows a large selection of Van Gogh's paintings and gives titles and dates along with some facts about the stages in his life. The slides are attractively designed with clear images...
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Invigorate and Inspire with Van Gogh's Bold Colors

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Commemorate Van Gogh's birthday with colorful activities for all ages!
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Lesson Plan
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Sunflower Measuring and Counting

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Youngsters improve their measuring and counting skills using sunflowers. They view pictures painted by Van Gogh. Everyone works in groups to measure sunflowers and record their findings, and they all use sunflower seeds to create...
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Learning about Vincent Van Gogh

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students conduct research on the life and artwork of Vincent Van Gogh. They explore various websites, answer research questions and write a paragraph about the information found online, and discuss as a class what makes Van Gogh's...
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Yellow Days: Studying Vincent van Gogh's Painting

For Teachers K
Students examine the painting, "Sunflowers," by Vincent van Gogh noting the use of the yellow color, the wiggly lines, and the "globs" of paint used to create the picture. Pictures are painted using van Gogh's image as a model.
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Seeing Feelings

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create pencil drawings of assigned items and then, study painting by Vincent Van Gogh. They discuss how different colors make them feel and are then assigned a mood to express by adding color to their line drawing.
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Van Gogh-Getters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the lives of famous artists and examine ways in which an artist's life affects his or her creations. Each student creates an original work of art in the style of a famous artist.

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