Henri Rousseau’s The Dream is a fun painting to discuss with children. See how I integrated this book into our curriculum and watch my kids and I discuss this painting together. Then, download the PowerPoint and list of printable discussion questions to use with your students!
Moving Beyond the Page
As you may know, I homeschool my 4 and 6 year olds. For the last few months, we have been using the curriculum Moving Beyond the Page. I LOVE this curriculum so far with its focus on unit studies and quality children’s books, and it fits with the way I teach very nicely.
I have decided to pair an artwork with each week’s unit in the Moving Beyond the Page’s Age 4-5 Curriculum to add more art to my kids’ education.
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Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910
This painting is such a treat for kids. I know my kids are naturally drawn to artworks with animals and stories, so this one is a great artwork to discuss.
Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910
I know many of you will not be too agreeable with the nudity in the painting, but as I said in my most recent interview, the human body is not a dirty thing, and we can talk about it responsibly with our children. I think this is a great painting to show you how I would address the subject with my own kids in regards to this painting. Watch the video to see how I handle this subject with my 4 and 6 year olds.
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Your kids are so adorable!! Thanks for sharing this…. a great way to start my day! ?