Teaching Resources
The Meadows Museum of Art has created a curriculum oriented pre- and post-visit activities program designed to guide students through a process of learning to understand and appreciate art. For the teacher, the Meadows Museum of Art provides a springboard for classroom activities that develop students' learning skills and encourage personal expression.
Because some students may never have had the opportunity to tour an art museum, their Meadows Museum of Art visit will be a new experience.
Lessons and Activities
Our set of simple discussion questions may be a good place to get started with your students.
Kindergarten
The Elements of Art pre-visit activities and vocabulary exercises help students appreciate the diversity of elements used to create art and to prepare for their Meadows Museum of Art tour. Teachers can then supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour by using our post-activities section to supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour.
First Grade
The Color Around Us pre-visit activities and vocabulary exercises help children understand their love for color. Teachers can then supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour by using our post-activities section to supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour.
Second Grade
The Texture Around Us pre-visit activities and vocabulary exercises helps students use their sense of touch to understand the texture of objects by acquainting their "texture" words with the texture of objects around them. Teachers can then supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour by using our post-activities section to supplement and reinforce concepts developed during the museum tour.
