teaching resource

Famous Artists Card Game for Kids

Updated: 08 Jul 2023

A set of 54 famous artist cards to be used for a variety of card games.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 14 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

Curriculum

Art 5.3(A)

Compare the purpose and effectiveness of artworks from various times and places, evaluating the artist's use of media and techniques, expression of emotions, or use of symbols;
Art 5.3(B)

Compare the purpose and effectiveness of artworks created by historic and contemporary men and women, making connections to various cultures;
Art 5.4(A)

Evaluate the elements of art, principles of design, general intent, media and techniques, or expressive qualities in artworks of self, peers, or historical and contemporary artists;
Art 5.4(B)

Use methods such as written or oral response or artist statements to identify themes found in collections of artworks created by self, peers, and major historical or contemporary artists in real or virtual portfolios, galleries, or ...
Art 6.3(B)

Identify examples of art that convey universal themes such as beliefs, cultural narrative, life cycles, the passage of time, identity, conflict, and cooperation;
Art 6.3(C)

Explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture; and
Art 6.4(A)

Create written or oral responses to artwork using appropriate art vocabulary;
Art 6.4(B)

Analyze original artworks using a method of critique such as describing the artwork, analyzing the way it is organized, interpreting the artist's intention, and evaluating the success of the artwork;

teaching resource

Famous Artists Card Game for Kids

Updated: 08 Jul 2023

A set of 54 famous artist cards to be used for a variety of card games.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 14 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

A set of 54 famous artist cards to be used for a variety of card games.

Use this teaching resource to educate your students about some of the world’s most famous artists with a fun set of printable playing cards.

Students can use the cards to play games such as memory, snap or even go fish, making a great indoor recess activity!

A page of suggested activities is included in the resource.

The artists included are:

Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
Claude Monet
Sandro Botticelli
Edgar Degas
Gustav Klimt
Caravaggio
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Gauguin
Johannes Vermeer
Paul Cezanne
Edouard Manet
Piet Mondarian
Wassily Kandinsky.

This resource contains two separate downloads to make printing easier. The first download is the deck of painting cards, and the second is the page of suggested activities. Print the painting cards front-to-back on cardstock, and choose for them to flip along the short edge. This will ensure the deck of cards prints correctly.

Curriculum

Art 5.3(A)

Compare the purpose and effectiveness of artworks from various times and places, evaluating the artist's use of media and techniques, expression of emotions, or use of symbols;
Art 5.3(B)

Compare the purpose and effectiveness of artworks created by historic and contemporary men and women, making connections to various cultures;
Art 5.4(A)

Evaluate the elements of art, principles of design, general intent, media and techniques, or expressive qualities in artworks of self, peers, or historical and contemporary artists;
Art 5.4(B)

Use methods such as written or oral response or artist statements to identify themes found in collections of artworks created by self, peers, and major historical or contemporary artists in real or virtual portfolios, galleries, or ...
Art 6.3(B)

Identify examples of art that convey universal themes such as beliefs, cultural narrative, life cycles, the passage of time, identity, conflict, and cooperation;
Art 6.3(C)

Explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture; and
Art 6.4(A)

Create written or oral responses to artwork using appropriate art vocabulary;
Art 6.4(B)

Analyze original artworks using a method of critique such as describing the artwork, analyzing the way it is organized, interpreting the artist's intention, and evaluating the success of the artwork;

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