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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Join museum conservators in their laboratories as they use science to investigate and care for works of art. 

Take a deep dive into artworks, classroom activities, and more.

Works of art can tell stories. This activity asks you to look carefully at works of art in order to find the key elements of a story.

What colors, shapes, and patterns do you see in this window? How would the world outside appear if you were looking through it?

What can you guess about the person who lives in this room? Use clues to learn about Vincent van Gogh and the unique decorations in his bedroom.

Play with texture, smooth lines, and cracked surfaces using Yoko Ono’s Mended Petal. Enjoy the read aloud link for “Inch by Inch” by Leo Lionni and discover how the inchworm can measure this tall sculpture and other objects.