Van Gogh Wheatfield Art Game
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with engaging, step-by-step oil pastel projects? This Van Gogh art lesson to draw a wheatfield will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his thick, swirling brushstrokes and bold colors. Moreover, they’ll connect with his journey to becoming an artist.
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Vincent Van Gogh.
During this art project, your class will learn how Van Gogh created contrast through the use of different line varieties in his oil paintings. And, they’ll discover how he transitioned from dark, moody colors to bright, cheerful hues. Students will draw a wheat field with cypress trees using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons for kids about contemporary artists and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!
What’s Included In My Post-Impressionism Art Project
Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesn’t have to be a snoozer, though!
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Van Gogh wheatfield project. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- Vincent Van Gogh Artist biography about the life and work of this Dutch landscape painter, so you don’t need to research
- “Big Ideas” reflection worksheet where students write about their art process
- Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
- Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
- 8 “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
- 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
- Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by Van Gogh’s Wheatfield painting outside of the art room
Ways to Use This Wheatfield Art Project for Elementary & Middle School Art
This Van Gogh lesson plan is flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your art room and beyond. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, and even for virtual art class or an after-school art club.
You All Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Van Gogh Wheatfield Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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This resource was fantastic! Lots of specific instruction for students to bring out more to thier art work. I have left if for subs in the past but it is so hard not to use it myself! I will have to purchase other lessons!
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Great activity for students to apply their knowledge of line while exploring art history!
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Great variety of these and you can integrate them into other subjects depending on what they are.
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This was a great extension for our post impressionism unit!
We did this as an art project during rotations (we see all the kids once a week). The kids loved the challenge of incorporating different types of lines, especially since they’ve only ever blended with oil pastels in the past. I look forward to doing this project again in the future!
Our art turned out great! Easy to follow directions that worked well for multiple ages.
This is a great resource to have printed and ready to go for a sub!
The students loved this activity and their work looked amazing.