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Museum on the Move (4)

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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
Available to Grade(s): 4
Art Form: Visual Art
Curriculum Focus: English Language Arts
Program Type: Grade Level Program
Integration Continuum Level: Integration
# of Visits: 6
Length of Visit: 60 min
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
Location: In-School, Offsite
Program Format: In-School Workshop & Offsite Tour
Program Format Info:
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
Address: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
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.
Capacity 14
Program Location Details Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
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
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
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
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