Sunset at the Beach Teacher Digital Art Project

Description: Let your students’ creative side shine! In this activity*, students will use different types of painting tools and art techniques to create a beautiful mixed media composition of a Sunset at the Beach. Showing the easy-to-follow step-by-step process filled with images and pictograms on your smart TV, will help guide your students into creating their own masterpiece. While working on this project, students will be practicing various life skills from setting up and organizing their workspace, to cleaning up once finished. They will also work on their executive functioning skills by following the steps required, and by planning and making decisions related to the production of their art.

*This art activity was created for special needs students. It may take several sessions to complete depending on their attention span, fine motor skills and independence level.

Conversely, any student from pre-kindergarten to grade 5 (4 to 10 years old) will enjoy creating their own masterpiece while following our step-by-step instructions or by using the materials as they please.

Teaching Objectives

• Students will explore inspiration pieces to create a mixed media composition of a sunset et the beach using liquid tempera paint and watercolour pencils.
• Students will experiment with different techniques as they apply colour and their own torn paper to shape their artwork.
• Students will strengthen their fine motor skills as they manipulate various tools and materials.

This download comes with an extended learning opportunity to learn about the French painter Claude Monet.

Teacher Involvement: Frequent Support

What you will receive:

Your purchase will include one PDF of the instructions (25 pages), one PDF of our Monet Factsheet and Doodle Notes (3 pages), one PDF of our Monet Doodle (2 pages) and one PDF of our Beach Template (1 page).

Note that this is a digital download. No physical products or materials will be shipped.

Materials you will need: *Multi-media paper, liquid tempera paint, watercolour paint or watercolour pencils, paint brush, paint palette, water jar and glue.

*Not included with your purchase.