1. KNOW YOUR ARTISTS: HENRI MATISSE (4 WEEKS)

2. WHO IS HENRI MATISSE? Name: Henri Matisse Birthday: 31 December 1869 Country: France Art Style: Fauvism (meaning, he loved using bright colours) Good Friend: Pablo Picasso Fun Fact: He loved to cut up coloured paper and paste them together to make pictures!

3. WHO IS HENRI MATISSE? Click on this link to watch a video on Henri Matisse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7OmJ_tTLTQ

4. HENRI MATISSE’S ART WORK

5. DISCUSS WITH YOUR TEACHER Which is your favourite Matisse painting? Why? What do you think Matisse like to paint? Can you see the different types of lines in his paintings? What are they? What do you think are Matisse’s favourite colours? Do you think Matisse have pets at home? Do you think you can paint just like Matisse?

6. KIDS PAINT JUST LIKE HENRI MATISSE!

8. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN: MATISSE’S GOLDFISH

9. KIDS PAINT MATISSE’S GOLDFISH

11. PAINT YOUR VERY OWN MATISSE MASTERPIECE. Use a PENCIL to draw the Goldfish in a Room. Use WATERCOLOUR to paint your final work. Highlight or outline your work with OIL PASTELS or MARKERS. Use the OIL PASTELS to draw lines as patterns in the background when the paint has dried. Share your work with your classmates.