About the Henri Matisse Project

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Presentation Script and Resources

You can use these resources to prepare the presentation part of the project. PowerPoint presentations and handouts are optional, but the kids usually love talking about examples of the artist’s work.

• Presentation Script
• Matisse Prezi
• Matisse prezi by Rachel Neustadt
• Great video of Matisse doing cut-outs that can be shown for presentation.
• Matisse teacher handout (optional)
• Another Matisse teacher handout
• ArtStory.org Matisse
• HenriMatisse.org
• Matisse at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Project Ideas

Here are some ideas for projects that can be done for this artist. Feel free to look for other projects or create your own! The only requirement is that it is related to the selected artist.

• Consider playing jazz music in the background while kids work.  Matisse loved jazz.
• Deep Space Sparkle cut-out name panels
• Teach Kids Art cut-outs
• Crafty Classroom cut-out project
• Art For Small Hands cut-out project 
• Arte A Scuola cut-out project 
• Art Project for Kids Matisse project