School And Teacher Programs 2017-2018 Page 11
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38GALLERY LESSONS & WORKSHOPS
Early Childhood Programs (Grades Pre-K–2)
Arts and Humanities
ArtSmart
10 am, 11 am, and noon; 60 minutes;
limit 20 students
This program helps children discover line, shape, color, and texture in paintings and
sculptures from around the world. Students become artists as they
participate in a group
sculpture activity, storytelling, and create artwork from scratch to take home.
The ArtSmart program fosters early learning skills including:
• Artistic understanding as children identify the basic elements of art and principles
of design in diverse types of artwork
• Creative thinking and new vocabulary building as they integrate color, form,
lines, and shapes into their artwork
• Collaborating with peers and teachers to stimulate the creative process
Asian Adventure
10 am, 11 am, and noon; 60 minutes;
limit 20 students
Discovering the Asian art galleries through their five senses, students meet dragons from
China and learn about the fierce protectors who occupy the Tibetan Buddhist altar.
During the program, students demonstrate early learning skills including;
• Critical thinking as they discuss the difference between their culture and the
culture of Asian communities
• Developing a literary vocabulary with content-specific words
My Community: Discovering What Makes a Community (Grades Pre-K–2)
10 am, 11 am, and noon; 60 minutes; limit 20 students
What are the elements that make communities special, and how do they differ around the
world? Students will draw, write, and read about communities found in their own
backyard and in the Museum’s collections from around the world.
During My Community, students foster early learning skills including:
• Demonstrating an awareness of one’s own culture and other cultures
• Contributing to group discussions with peers and teachers
• Developing vocabulary and higher-order thinking by viewing artworks
Native American Adventure (Grades Pre-K–2)
10 am, 11 am, and noon; 60 minutes;
limit 20 students
Visit our
Native American galleries and learn how Native Americans used natural
resources for food, clothing and shelter. Children can touch artifacts including a buffalo
horn and a cradle, listen to a Native American story, and design a traditional carry-bag
called a parfleche with pictographs.
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