My Fingerpaint Version of Starry Night

Alyssa's Starry Night

Once upon a time, there lived a young boy who could never do anything right. One evening his parents became so upset with him for not doing his chores correctly, they sent him outside. While outside, he walked up a hill and saw a beautiful sight. He decided to paint what he saw. When he was done painting, he showed his parents, who then showed the whole town - - the boy had finally done something right!

This project could be used in an English class by giving students art supplies and having them illustrate their stories. It could also be used by having students try to reproduce a famous painting (with some differences) and having them write a story about it.