Educator Resources

What new understandings and ideas can we create when we observe, make connections, ask questions and reflect on works of art?

Creating new titles for works of art is a fun way to think creatively and make inferences—ideas based on reasoning and evidence—about what you see.

What if a work of art became a movie? Use your observation skills and imagination to design a poster that will make people want to run out and see this film.

This activity helps you describe the reactions and feelings you get from a work of art.

Conéctate con Sin título (Hôtel de la Duchesse-Anne) del artista Joseph Cornell. Observa lentamente, aprende sobre Cornell y su obra, y obtén nuevas ideas para tus propias creaciones artísticas.

Use clues from works of art to make inferences, or guesses based on evidence, about characters.

Some forms of poetry follow specific rules to create patterns and build meaning. A cinquain (pronounced SING-kane) is an unrhymed, five-line poem. Create a cinquain that teaches others about a work of art.

This activity helps you practice close looking and describing what you see.

This resource includes potential approaches and talking points to support conversations about the human body and nudity in art.

Engage with Untitled (Hôtel de la Duchesse-Anne) by artist Joseph Cornell. Engage in slow looking, learn about Cornell and his work, and get new ideas for your own art making.

Use your observations and imagination to bring to life a work of art.

Use your close looking and comparison skills to consider the qualities of works of art and give awards.

Medita sobre La roca de Peter Blume para desarrollar la observación más detenida y obtener nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística.

Reflect on Peter Blume’s The Rock to practice slow looking and get new ideas for your own art making.

Explora El retorno de Odiseo (Homenaje a Pinturicchio y Benin) del artista Romare Bearden. Observa lentamente, aprende sobre Bearden y su obra, y obtén nuevas ideas para tu propia creación artística.