Thursday, November 25, 2010

Melbourne Infant School - Year 2 - Artist: Rousseau

Session Learning Objective Activity Resources Opportunities for ICT
1 To know who Henri Rousseau was and what he did. To be able to identify Rousseau’s work. To look at and discuss some of the features of Rousseau’s work. Look at PowerPoint presentation about Rousseau, his life, where he lived, artwork he produced etc. Look at some clips from the Jungle book and discuss the movements of the animals. Discuss the fact that Rousseau used to believe that the animals in his pictures had characteristics and feelings. Children to practise drawing a variety of different animals from the Jungle Book. PowerPoint presentationJungle book DVDPaperPencilsCrayons http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rousseau/
2 To know who Henri Rousseau was and what he did. To be able to identify Rousseau’s work. Children to try and recreate the Jungles in Paris piece of art work using colour mixing techniques from art block. PaperPaintPictures of jungles in Paris http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rousseau/
3 To be able to create a piece of art work in the style of Rousseau. Children to create a jungle picture in the style of Rousseau using the Jungles in Paris as a stimulus. Children to choose their own animal to put in the centre of the picture. PaperPaintPictures of jungles in Paris http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/rousseau/
Opportunities for Speaking and Listening To be able to discuss a famous artist.

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