teacher’s guide van gogh sunflowers

Look at the Book Cover: Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

• Where is the story going to take place?

• What time of day might it be?

• Why do you think that?

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Read: Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

• Read Aloud online:https://goo.gl/GwlHFK

Who are the characters?

What is the story about?

When does the story take place?

Where does the story take place?

About Van GoghNameVincent Willem van Gogh

Date of BirthMarch 30, 1853

Date of DeathJuly 29, 1890

Place of BirthGroot-Zundert, Netherlands

Birth FamilySanna Cornelia Carbentus and Theodorus van Gogh

Marriage/Spousenever married

Childrenno children

Starry night over the Rhone Sept 1888

• Created over 2,000 artworks

• Only sold 1 artwork while he was alive

• One of his paintings recently sold for $151.2 million

• Was very sad and cut off his left ear

Van Gogh’s Most Famous Artwork is Starry Night

Explore Starry Night online (zoom etc.)https://goo.gl/PmkSUo

Look at What Happens When We Zoom in on Starry Night

• This creates movement• This style of painting thickly is

called, impasto

Van Gogh Also Liked to Paint Flowers

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