Introduce children to famous artworks and details about Henri Matisse. Use this done-for-you digital storybook to look at his abstract collages and introduce students to a brief history of Henri Matisse. It's an age-appropriate and engaging activity for for Pre-K through second grade art classes.
This is the actual digital storybook that I use as part of the Matisse art lessons in my elementary art curriculum. After this introduction we use the step-by-step art project directions to guide young artists as they “draw with scissors” to create a variety of organic shapes and then compose an abstract paper collage with the shapes.
If you're using this unit too, I’m making it even easier for you to do these units with your students and buying you a bit of time in the process. Focus on teacher tasks like setting out materials or classroom management tasks while students are engaged in this short instructional video for kids about Henri Matisse.
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