Overview
Program Description: | Over the course of four weeks, students participate in a series of activities, including active group discussions, close observation and writing exercises in the classroom and art room, a docent-facil... Read more
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Available to Grade(s): | 4 |
Location: | In-School, Offsite |
Logistics
Program Format: | In-School Workshop & Offsite Tour |
Program Format Details: | The program is a combo: 1. Offsite classroom visit by docent to school, 2. Classroom lessons conducted by classroom and art room teachers (at your own pace), and 3. Museum tour. Typically the docent v... Read more
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Number of Visits: | 6 |
Length of Visit: | 60 min |
Availability: | October-Dec, February-April. Requires 2 scheduled dates for school visit/museum visit. Specific date pairs are set by museum and discussed in advance with booking teacher. Please inquire for scheduling. |
Program Location Details: | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 |
Requirements
Length Info: | 6 lessons in total. Each lesson, including the docent classroom visit and museum visit, lasts 1 hour. ***It is a requirement that all participating 4th grade teachers and art teacher meet with Wadswo... Read more
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Program Requires Prior Meeting: | no |
Materials Arts Provider Provides: | Student workbooks with worksheets and a word bank; teacher manuals with lesson plans and supplementary materials; two large-scale reproduction posters of landscapes in the museum, USB of program image... Read more
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Materials School Provides: | All materials are provided by museum except for art lesson materials (drawing a landscape), which are to be determined by art teacher. |
Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: | When docents visit the classroom, please prepare a space for them to write on the white board. |
Program Learning Objective: | Museum on the Move is a fourth-grade art and literacy outreach program that develops students" oral presentation and descriptive writing skills through explorations of landscapes from the permanent co... Read more
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Additional Notes: | Scheduling for this program is based on school participation and is determined by communicating with Wadsworth staff after booking the program. We have a fixed number of program dates available which... Read more
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Parent Engagement Opportunities: | The Wadsworth Atheneum encourages parent participation and seeks opportunities for parents to act as chaperones during tours at the museum. Chaperones accompany students in the galleries while monitor... Read more
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Learning Standards
Curriculum Focus: | English Language Arts |
Art Form: | Visual Art |