Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

Need a few ideas to teach your kids about the life and art of French modern artist Henri Matisse. We’ve got ‘em. Start by reading the biography to get acquainted with Henri Matisse, and then click and print these fun and free lesson resources.

Biography
Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambresis in Northern France. His parents, Emile Matisse and Heloise Gerars, owned a general store where they sold household goods and seed. Henri was their first son. As a young man, Henri traveled to Paris to study law. In 1889 he returned home to work in a law office as a clerk. It was around this time that he had an attack of appendicitis, which required surgery. To make the long recovery more enjoyable his mother gave him a paint box. It was then, at the age of 21, that Matisse discovered painting and decided to become an artist…

Read more on MakingArtFun.com

Matisse Word Search Worksheet
Try a free printable word search worksheet that is actually designed to help your kids read better.

Henri Matisse Word Search on MakingArtFun.com

Color a Matisse Masterpiece
Print and color a free coloring page of Matisse’s Woman with a Hat (1905).

Woman with a Hat from MakingArtFun.com

Draw a Matisse Masterpiece
Add a drawing project to your lesson plans. This line drawing is easy to recreate, and a great way to get connected to the artist. Don’t worry… it’s easy. Just click, read the directions, and draw.

La Pompadour: Drawing Lesson on MakingArtFun.com

Art Masterpiece Cookie
Try making an art Masterpiece cookie. Art has never been this delicious!

Henri Matisse | Cookie Masterpiece lesson on MakingArtFun.com

Materials
4″ Sugar Cookies
Cookie Frosting
Food Coloring
Popsicle Sticks

Meet the Artist Job Application
This free printable artist worksheet is a fact-based worksheet in the form of a job application that your students can fill out for the artist of your choice. It’s a great alternative the a study guide.

“Meet the Artist” Job Application | Worksheet

Desktop Wallpaper
Download a desktop wallpaper for Henri Matisse’s Woman with a Hat from MakingArtFun.com.  Every trip to the compuer will be like a visit to the art museum.

Woman with a Hat Desktop Wallpaper from MakingArtFun.com

Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

Need a few ideas for an art lesson on French modern artist Georges Seurat? Here’s a guide to few few of our resources, as well as links to one of our favorite educational resource sites – GardenofPraise.com.

Biography
Georges Seurat was born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France. His father Antoine Chrysostom Seurat was a native to Champagne, and his mother Ernestine Faivre was a Parisian. He also had a brother and a sister, Emile and Marie-Berthe.

Read more on MakingArtFun.com

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Jigsaw Puzzle
Try working an online jigsaw puzzle of George’s Seurat’s masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It’s a fun way to get kids more familiar with great works of art. The virtual puzzle pieces can be rotated to provide a greater challenge for older students.

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Jigsaw Puzzle from GardenofPraise.com

Georges Seurat Coloring Page
Grab your crayons and color George Seurat’s Famous pointillist masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884).

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte | Coloring Page from MakingArtFun.com

Georges Seurat Word Search Worksheet
Print and solve a Georges Seurat free printable word search worksheet. It’s a fun way to review the most important stuff about Seurat’s life and work.

George Seurat Word Search Worksheet from MakingArtFun.com

Georges Seurat Study Guide Worksheet
After you have read the biography on GardenofPraise.com, follow it with a 7 question free printable worksheet. Questions include, “What island had a great influence on Seurat’s work?” and “What pet does the woman with the black umbrella have on her leash?”

Georges Seurat Study Guide from GardenofPraise.com

Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, which features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas, has just created a a new worksheet!

“Meet the Composer” Job Application
We have just added a“Meet the Artist” Job Application – a creative fact-based worksheet. Print this artist job application worksheet and then head to the “Meet the Artist” Biographies to complete the application for the artist of your choice.

Download Meet the Artist” Job Application | Free Worksheet

Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

We’ve just added two free art terms word search worksheets for the elementary art classroom of homeschool art student. Teach the terms, and then let the students pair up to complete the worksheet.

Drawing Terms
12 words/phrases including: COMPOSITION, CONTOUR, EDGE, FORM, HATCHING, LINE, NEGATIVESPACE, PERSPECTIVE, POSITIVESPACE, TEXTURE, VALUE, VANISHINGPOINT

Drawing Terms | Free Word Search Worksheet

Watercolor Terms
12 words/phrases including: BLOTTING, BRUSH, COMPOSITION, DRYBRUSH, EASEL, PALLET, PAN, PIGMENT, TEXTURE, VALUE, WASH, WETONWET

Watercolor Terms | Word Search Worksheet

This collection of free printable word search worksheets are available for you to print and enjoy in high quality PDF format - the best choice for a clean and crisp copy.

Our free resource art site, MakingArtFun.com, features the biographies of our major artists, along with a collection of printable resources and lesson ideas that make learning fun!

Our most recent additions to MAF! our collection of free printable word search worksheets for the elementary art classroom of homeschool art student.

Each word search worksheet is not only a great activity for the young art student in their study of a famous artist, but it also builds reading skills. Students must first read and identify the keywords in the artist’s biography, and then search the worksheet for the words/phrases that they felt were important.

Free Word Search Worksheets

Albert Bierstadt | Word Search Worksheet

Alexander Calder | Word Search Worksheet

Mary Cassatt | Word Search Worksheet

Marc Chagall | Word Search Worksheet

Edgar Degas | Word Search Worksheet

Walt Disney | Word Search Worksheet

Albrecht Dürer | Word Search Worksheet

Theodur Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) | Word Search Worksheet

Henri Matisse | Word Search Worksheet

Piet Mondrian | Word Search Worksheet

Grandma Moses | Word Search

Pablo Picasso | Word Search Worksheet

Pierre August Renoir | Word Search Worksheet

Charles M. Schultz | Word Search Worksheet

Georges Seurat | Word Search Worksheet

Jan Vermeer | Word Search Worksheet

Leonardo da Vinci | Word Search Worksheet