Monet’s Haystacks (Matching Game)

In 1890-1891 Monet produced a series of about 25 paintings of haystacks. He used these canvases to show how a single subject could change depending upon the time of day, the weather, and the season of the year.

You get:

  • Printable PDF
  • Card faces: 12 monet haystacks
  • Card backs: Very cool card backs!

Instructions

Set Up

  1. Download PDF and print it on 8.5 x 11 inch card stock. First, print the first three pages (1-3). Place back in your printer to print the backs and then print the last three pages (4-6)
  2. Cut out the cards
  3. You can laminate them…they’ll last longer

Game Play

The matching game is played by shuffling the cards and putting them all face down. Flip one card over and then try to find the matching card by flipping another one over. If they match, leave them facing up, if they don’t turn them over and try again. Can be played alone or with two people. Two people keep score by seeing who gets the most matches.

The Monet Haystack PDF Strip