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…

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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!

Start here, by getting to know a little about the artist, and then enjoy the free lesson resources that will help to instill in children an greater appreciation for art, and the creative process.

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Baroque Era Artists (1600-1750)

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Romantic Era Artists (1750-1860)

Albert Bierstadt

Impressionist Era Artists (1860-1900)

Mary Cassatt

Edgar Degas

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Modern Era Artists (1900-Present)

Painters/Sculptors

Alexander Calder

Marc Chagall

Henri Matisse

Piet Mondrian

Grandma Moses

Pablo Picasso

Georges Seurat

Cartoonists

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Charles M. Schultz

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