Gogh to Sleep is to be used with the resource Historical Perspectives from Mr. Mault's Marketplace on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Check out all of the Historical Perspective packs by clicking here. These packs are the perfect way to have your students learn about history, while reading, writing, and thinking deeply about primary sources.
All rights are reserved. This content cannot be used for ANY commercial purpose, including in free or paid resources or products. Please contact danmault@gmail.com with any questions.
Ever had one of those days where everything seems to spiral out of control? Join us on an extraordinary journey as we whisk you away to an immersive Van Gogh exhibit, where gigantic projections of the artist’s 200 paintings create a surreal world teeming with lost kids and panicked parents. Picture the scene - a security guard amidst this chaos, trying to turn every misadventure into an enchanting tale. This episode promises to amuse, engage and surprise you, complete with some unforgettable Van Gogh-inspired imagery.
Eager to know more about the boy who dozed off in a 3D replica of Van Gogh's bedroom, wearing a bright sunflower t-shirt, blissfully unaware of the frenzy he had sparked? Or the frantic father hunting for his twins in the sunflower selfie room? With captivating storytelling that captures the magic of the exhibit and the humor in these everyday adventures, we guarantee you'll be thoroughly entertained. Stay tuned for an episode you won't forget!
Speaker 1:
Go to sleep. A lot of parents get lost at this show. It's the one where 200 of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings are projected all over gigantic walls. Some kids stand in one place and slowly turn around as the images change. Other kids run like crazy over the fields of flowers projected onto the floor. The show is called an immersive experience. For me, as a security guard, here, it's a kids get lost experience.
Speaker 1:
So I was alarmed when a mom ran over to me. We can't find our son, she said frantically, looking around as a swirling blue sky appeared behind her. Can you describe him please? And what is he wearing? I asked Um, well, a blue t-shirt with a painted sunflower on the front, she explained. And he's eight and a half years old, with long, dark brown hair. And he comes up to about here. She gestured to just below her chin. So he's a Van Gogh fan. Then I smiled. What. The mom was confused. She's sure it has a sunflower. I tried to explain Can you just help me find him? She started crying as I giant self portrait of Van Gogh appeared above her head. His unmoving expression was the opposite of hers.
Speaker 1:
I called security at the entrance and exit and described him. What's his name. I asked the mom Seth, does he often run away or disappear, ma'am? I asked no, she yelled at me. Never he's lost or something terrible happened. She was definitely panicking. It didn't help that the music was getting louder and more intense. My radio buzzed. It was hard to hear, but security found him. He's definitely a fan, ma'am. I said to the mom they found him in Van Gogh's bedroom in Arleigh's painting.
Speaker 1:
We rushed to the interactive 3D bedroom that was built to look like one of Van Gogh's paintings. Guests wander around in it, sit on the bed or take selfies. Little Seth, what was he doing? He decided to nap there. People were taking photos of him in his bright sunflower shirt, sound asleep, within a Van Gogh painting. It was kind of meta, as the kids like to say. Anyway, the mom was so relieved that she let him nap a while longer. I saw her take a few photos too. Then my radio buzzed again. Some dad was frantically looking for his twins. He last saw them in the sunflower selfie room. Here we go again. They'll find them.