Enhancements/Follow-Up

- Plant an Impressionist garden on school grounds.    

- Pretend you are Monet or Van Gogh, and have classmates interview you.

- Visit the Brooklyn or New York Botanic Gardens and sketch from nature

                  New York Botanical Garden - Find out about the gardens, the plant collection, coming events, the shop and educational programs.
http://www.nybg.org/ 

Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Leisurely walk the grounds using the scroll control to choose specific destinations. Includes a guide to local flora, tips, and inspirations.
http://www.bbg.org/ 

 - Investigate other web sites on your own to find information on Impressionist artists and share with classmates.

- Grow sunflowers and waterlilies in class or at home and paint from direct observation.

- Photograph a tree in your back yard at different times of day, and note the changes in color and light.

Additional Links:

                http://www.vangoghgallery.com – posters of van Gogh paintings.

                http://www.artmuseum.net -virtual reality visit through van Gogh’s paintings

                http://www.metmuseum.org –New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

                http://www.moma.org – Museum of Modern Art