I love Claude Monet. I love teaching students about him and his art work. I came up with the idea to paint a Monet lily pond from an inspiring post from Painted Paper. First my 4th grade students painted blue apple trays in Monet style using a variety of blue tempera paints, violet, green, white, pearl it and texture it paint mediums. I told them to make sure to paint the whole tray, even the sides! Students then made lily pads with green painted paper, and flowers with tissue paper…