Claude Monet was a French painter born in 1840 who helped found impressionism. He had two wives and two children named Jean and Michael. Key events in his life included moving to Le Havre as a child, his mother's death in 1857, meeting Eugène Boudin who encouraged him to paint outdoors, moving to Paris in 1859 to study at the Swiss Academy, and meeting other artists like Pissarro and Courbet. Monet died in 1926.

1. CLAUDE MONET
By Chloe, Brooke and Cheyenne

2. BASIC INFORMATION
Claude's date of birth is 14th of November 1840.
He unfortunately died on the 5th December 1926.
Claude had two wives: the first one was Alice
Hoschede
and the second one was Camille Doncieux
He also had two children one called Jean Monet and
Michael Monet

3. MAJOR EVENTS
1845 The family moves to Le Havre.
1857 Death of his mother Louise Monet.
1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who
encourages him to paint out of doors.
1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss
Academy.
1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet.

4. ART WORK
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5. QUIZ
 1) How many children did he have?
 2) What was his date of birth?
 3) What year did his mother die?
 4) When did he die?
 5) What were his children's names?

6. ANSWERS
 1) 2
 2) 14th of November 1840
 3) 1857
 4) 5th of December 1926
 5) Jean and Michael