Da Vinci

Mona Lisa

5th Grade Lesson Plan

Show paintings:

P. 12 (smiling Madonna)

  Last Supper

Lady with Mink

Ask:  Why are they so good?  Detail, study of anataomy, background, shadows, shading

Leonardo the Genius

Mathmatician

Study Anataomy (human and animal):  cut up dead animals, bodies to study muscles and skeletons

Astronomer:  first to realize the sun is stationary

Inventor:  Weapons, flying machine, experiment with paints (good and bad)

Mona Lisa

Who is she?  Is she smiling?  Explain background.

Went to France to work for the King

Gave him a castle, Died there, Never married