Educator Resources The Collection › Educator Resources Educator Resources Collection Educator Resources Page secondary navigation Type: Student Activities All Thematic Curricula Tips & Tutorials Student Activities Educator Resource Packets Early Childhood Activities Showing 28 educator resources Student Activity: A Conversation between Characters This activity uses your observations and imagination to bring to life the characters in a work of art. Student Activity: Free Response This activity helps you describe the reactions and feelings you get from a work of art. Student Activity: Metaphor Portrait This activity uses artworks and your close looking skills to practice making metaphors and similes. Art and Picture Book Activity: The Match Woman Create your very own portrait using unconventional materials and objects, just like Francis Picabia. Explore the read aloud link for “Walter was Worried” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger to make connections between portraiture and personalities. Art and Picture Book Activity: The Bedroom 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. Art + Language: Word Banking I Word banks are a great tool for helping you improve your vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing skills. This activity is designed to help you make connections between words and images. Art + Language: Word Banking II Word banks are a great tool for helping you improve your vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing skills. This activity uses works of art to help you generate your own word bank. Art and Picture Book Activity: Triptych Window What colors, shapes, and patterns do you see in this window? How would the world outside appear if you were looking through it? Art + Language: Story Map 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. Art and Picture Book Activity: Mended Petal 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. Art and Picture Book Activity: Tall Figure Strike a pose! Explore movement and create your very own sculpture inspired by the work of Alberto Giacometti. Enjoy the read aloud link to make connections between this artwork and the book, “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle. Art and Picture Book Activity: Making Shapes The artist Willem de Kooning used large movements and brush strokes known as “action painting”. Explore this technique and more by creating shapes of your own. Artful Encounters: Short and Informative Videos for Educators and Students Take a deep dive into artworks, classroom activities, and more. Next Previous 1 2 Page 2 Share