START WITH ART: Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy!

Today, we are revisiting a favorite! We started #StartWithArt one year ago today with this painting by Claude Monet. 

Title: Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

Artist: Claude Monet 

Date: 1899

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 92.7 x 73.7 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• What colors do you see in Monet's waterlilies painting? 

• Can you describe how those colors make you feel?

• If you could imagine yourself in Monet's garden surrounded by these waterlilies, what sounds do you think you would hear? 

• How do you think it would feel to be there?

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