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Vincent Van Gogh

This collection on Vincent Van Gogh contains information on his life, lesson plans on how to paint in his unique style and even songs that were inspired by him. Click on the tabs below for more information and if you feel brave enough, test your Van Gogh knowledge with our teacher designed quiz.

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Vincent Van Gogh Biography

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/artists/vincent_van_gogh.php Added: 25 Sep 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Guide/notes

Read a comprehensive biography of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. It contains images of his famous paintings along with relevant links. There is also an option to listen to a recorded reading of the page.

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5-6 Visual Arts
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Visual Arts

Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Can be used on the whiteboard by the teacher. Pupils also have the option of using it on their own for research purposes.

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Vincent Van Gogh - Google Cultural Institute

https://www.google.com/culturalinst...eta/entity/m07_m2?categoryId=artist Added: 15 Jul 2017 Contributor: Colleen Farrell Resource type: Project

This resource directs you to the Google Cultural Institute website's section on Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh

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3-4 Visual Arts
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3-4
Visual Arts

Strand: Paint and Colour

Strand unit: Looking and Responding

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This resource should enable a child to:

  • look at and talk about his/her work, the work of other children and the work of artists
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Vincent Van Gogh Art Lesson

https://www.happyfamilyart.com/art-...r-kids/vincent-van-gogh-art-lesson/ Added: 25 Sep 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Guide/notes

This website contains facts about Vincent Van Gogh along with images of some of his landscapes including Starry Night. It also includes the option to print some of his famous landscapes as a colouring page.

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5-6 Visual Arts
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Suggestions for use: Can be used on the whiteboard to show some of Van Gogh's famous paintings.

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Paint like Van Gogh

https://kinderart.com/art-lessons/painting/paint-like-van-gogh/ Added: 25 Sep 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson Plan

Students have the opportunity to learn about Vincent Van Gogh as they create a painting in his style.

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5-6 Visual Arts
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Visual Arts

Strand: Paint and Colour

Strand unit: Painting

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • paint from observation

Suggestions for use: Can be used by the teacher on the whiteboard.

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Starry Night, a Van Gogh Crayon Resist Lesson Plan

https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/elem/elem67.html Added: 27 Jul 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for teachers on how to create a Starry Night, a Van Gogh Crayon Resist. Includes link to original Starry Night painting plus a link to a virtual reality tour of the Van Gogh Museum website.

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3-4 5-6 Visual Arts
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5-6
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Strand: Paint and Colour

Strand unit: Painting

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • make paintings based on recalled feelings and experiences, exploring the spatial effects of colour and tone, using overlapping, and with some consideration of scale
  • paint from observation

Suggestions for use: As an extension to the lesson, students may visit the Van Gogh Museum website and follow the virtual reality tour.

Strand: Paint and Colour

Strand unit: Painting

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • make paintings based on recalled feelings and experiences and discover ways of achieving spatial effects
  • paint from observation

Suggestions for use: As an extension to the lesson, students may visit the Van Gogh Museum website and follow the virtual reality tour.

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Biography of Van Gogh - Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8TANh8djI Added: 19 Jul 2016 Contributor: Lisa Bresnan Resource type:

A four minute video with details of Van Goghs life and Works. Find out information like who Van Gogh is, why he is famous, what he did? Why people didn't buy his paintings when he was alive?

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3-4 Visual Arts
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Strand: Paint and Colour

Strand unit: Looking and Responding

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • look at and talk about his/her work, the work of other children and the work of artists

Suggestions for use: Watch this video to get an idea of Van Gogh's Life, and some of his works. Where was he born? Where did he live while he was alive? Did he have different styles of Painting? What painting did you like the best?

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Don McLean - Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night) With Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk Added: 25 Sep 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Audio / Video

This YouTube video contains Don McLean's version of Vincent (Starry, Starry Night). Almost all images created by Vincent Van- Gogh.

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5-6 Visual Arts
5-6 Music
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Strand: Useful Websites

Suggestions for use: Can be shown by the teacher on the whiteboard. Ensure speakers are working!

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Music

Strand: Listening & Responding

Strand unit: Listening and responding to music

Content objective:
This resource should enable a child to:

  • respond imaginatively to music in a variety of ways

Suggestions for use: This video can be played the teacher on a whiteboard. Ensure speakers are working!

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Vincent Van Gogh Quiz

https://www.flexiquiz.com/SC/N/f106f199-9137-4c24-9044-55559e1f1639 Added: 15 Aug 2018 Contributor: H O Connell Resource type: Other

Lovely quiz for children to test their knowledge of Vincent Van Gogh - his life and famous pieces of art. There is an opportunity to view relevant pieces of art and learn some facts once you click on Review Answers

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Suggestions for use: The quiz can be displayed on the whiteboard and children can answer as a group or as individuals. There is an opportunity to view a relevant piece of art and learn some interesting facts once you click on Review Answers

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