Lessons + Activities

MAIDENHAIR UNIT

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UNIT COMPONENTS

The unit is comprised of the following activities, lesson plans, and museum visits:

1) Writing Prompt #1 & Nametags

2) Pre-Museum Classroom Lesson: Pointing with Our Words (45 minutes)

3) Museum Visit I: Foundations and Studio Art-making (3 hours)

4) Writing Prompt #2

5) Post-Museum Classroom Lesson

6) Pre-Museum Classroom Lesson(s): Additional Curricular Connections, Contextual Support, and Art-making Practice

7) Museum Visit II: Curricular Connections and Studio Art-making (3 hours)

8) Writing Prompt #3 

9) Post-Museum: Final Exhibition Preparation and Presentation

10) Evaluation and submit final lesson plan

OUTCOME(S): 

Scientific illustration and research-based contextual information of a Maine eco-system

COMMON CORE STANDARDS:

Farnsworth Arts-in-Education Programs connect arts-learning to classroom curricular learning goals. Click here for a list of Common Core Curricular Standards that educators may connect to through this project-based program. 

PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: 

To receive free access to this program, participating teachers must submit the following:

1) An arts-integrated lesson plan connecting to Common Core (curricular) standards;

2) A student-learning observation form;

3) A transportation request form and bus invoice (if requesting assistance); and

4) The program evaluation form. 

Additionally, teachers are also required to attend at least one FAM Arts-in-Education Consultation or program workshop. Schools are encouraged to connect “exhibitions” of student work with an in-school celebration (i.e. Parent Night, etc.).