Meet Hokusai's Great Wave and Monet's sunrise, then take the Final Challenge.
Masters of Light and Water introduces third graders to Katsushika Hokusai, who made The Great Wave print in Japan, and Claude Monet, who painted a sunrise in France. Kids solve a puzzle and take the Final Challenge.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 3
Masters of Light and Water · Learning goals
Meet two artists who loved water: Katsushika Hokusai, who made The Great Wave print in Japan, and Claude Monet, who painted a sunrise in France. Then take the Final Challenge.
Why it matters
Comparing a Japanese and a French artist shows how art differs across cultures.
Kids see how artists show movement and light.
The Final Challenge brings all of grade 3 art together.
Inside Masters of Light and Water
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Picture puzzle
Put the 9 pieces of the sunset picture together.
Step 3 · Quiz
6 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Katsushika Hokusai was an artist from Japan. He made woodblock prints.
In The Great Wave, a giant wave curls like claws. Can you find the tiny mountain?
Claude Monet painted the sun rising over a misty harbor in France.
The painting's name gave a whole art style its name: Impressionism!
Now solve a sunset puzzle and take the Final Challenge!
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Look at The Great Wave online, then have your child draw or paint their own wave with a tiny boat in it.
Practice
Real questions from Masters of Light and Water. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Woodblock print
Question 2
Impressionism
Question 3
Shade
The full course has 6 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Masters of Light and Water · Questions from parents
Masters of Light and Water is a grade 3 art & creativity course for kids ages 8–9. That is Year 4 art & creativity in the UK and Year 3 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Meet two artists who loved water: Katsushika Hokusai, who made The Great Wave print in Japan, and Claude Monet, who painted a sunrise in France. Then take the Final Challenge. Along the way they practice: Sunset Puzzle.
About 15 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Masters of Light and Water is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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