Overview
| Program Description: | Art and Writing is an upper elementary art and literacy program that connects the visual and language arts. In this program, students learn how to "read" a work of art through close looking and thoug... Read more
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| Available to Grade(s): | 3, 4, 5 |
Logistics
| Program Format: | Offsite Tour |
| Program Format Details: | Teachers who enroll in Art and Writing are provided full-color curriculum manual, classroom posters, and a USB of digital resources in order to lead pre- and post- museum visit lessons on their own schedule. There is no charge for the materials and teachers may keep the resources for years to come. |
| Number of Visits: | 1 |
| Length of Visit: | 90 min minutes |
| Availability: | Art and Writing is available all year. Tour dates TBD |
| Program Location Details: | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 |
Requirements
| Length Info: | 1 hour and 15 minute tour (plus travel) in addition to three 45-90 minute in-school lessons taught by classroom and art teachers. |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: | yes |
| Meeting Method: | Phone, Email |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: | The museum will provide hard-copies of the Teacher Curriculum Resource which includes fully outlined lesson plans, student worksheets, and additional content for classroom enrichment. Additional supp... Read more
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| Materials School Provides: | Classroom projection screen or equivalent. Teachers will need to make photocopies of the provided student worksheets from the workbook. Additional art supplies as determined by art teachers. |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: | Teachers must complete the accompanying lesson and must commit to completing a concluding lesson prior to and after the free museum visit. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: | English Language Arts |
| Art Form: | Visual Art |
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