Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for …
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for thoughtful inquiry and ideation. For students, documenting their ideas as they work to interpret an artwork offers the chance to exercise metacognition. With this interactive exercise featuring an artwork from the Mughal Empire, students can gain insight into how they process information and formulate ideas. This activity is good practice for formulating research questions and synthesizing ideas.
Use this resource set to guide young learners as they explore and …
Use this resource set to guide young learners as they explore and interpret a diverse group of six artworks from the Virginia Museum of Arts collection.
Under the "suggested activities" menu next to each artwork, you will find link to an educator-led "Little Eyes Look" video. Using an inquiry-based approach that fosters curiosity and creative thinking, educators introduce viewers to vocabulary related to both art-making and the subjects depicted in the artworks. Students consider artistic intention and decision-making and are supported by factual content about artists's lives and art-making practices.
Three open-ended engagement activities are also suggested with each work. These simple exercises can be used to foster extended thinking about each piece.
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red …
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” (1842) focuses on expanding vocabulary, developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
This program examines the contributions of American servicewomen to the Space Race. …
This program examines the contributions of American servicewomen to the Space Race. From the late 1950s through the 1960s, the United States engaged in the Space Race against the Soviet Union, each trying to become the first country to put a man on the moon. Early American astronauts were all men with a military background. NASA decided not to allow women to become astronauts during this period. Although they were excluded from space flight, women contributed to the Space Race in supporting roles, including Aerospace Nursing.
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” …
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1842) focuses on expanding vocabulary, developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening writing skills.
Donovan O'Brien of Culpeper provides this video recording of the second part …
Donovan O'Brien of Culpeper provides this video recording of the second part of a lesson on the Blended and Remote Learning Models, which covers expectations.
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1845) focuses on …
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” (1845) focuses on developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
Why look at art? Art is one way humans communicate ideas to …
Why look at art? Art is one way humans communicate ideas to one another. Sifting through the information art presents takes careful and purposeful looking. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has a resource that can foster close-looking and thoughtful analysis of artworks from any period or culture. Use this resource (see link) to practice looking at art before a visit to the art museum or to document thinking about art as a primary source of insight into a culture or time period. Included in this resource are: a) Works of art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a link to find more.b) Simple framework and prompts to help students document their analysis and thinking. c) Discussion prompts.
This lesson idea is about storytelling and the African Griots who have …
This lesson idea is about storytelling and the African Griots who have done so since ancient times. Students watch two videos showing Griots telling stories and then are challenged to create their own Griot-style story based on the own experiences. Students incorporate writing and oral speaking skills with History and Social Sciences, and practice Creativity (5Cs).
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) focuses …
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) focuses on expanding vocabulary, developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To Helen” (1836) focuses on …
This guided reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s “To Helen” (1836) focuses on developing student understanding of imagery and other figurative language, strengthening reading comprehension, and strengthening expository and persuasive writing skills.
This inquiry focuses on understanding how the Kingdom of Mali became a …
This inquiry focuses on understanding how the Kingdom of Mali became a center of wealth in West Africa. The questions, tasks, and sources in this inquiry asks students to analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to determine the most important factor for generating wealth in Mali: geography, trade, or religion.
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, …
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, concepts to explore, and puzzles to work out. By looking at works of art with a curious and investigative eye, students may connect with these artistic ideas while exercising creative and critical thinking skills. This resource pairs objects from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection with simple engagement activities to help students thoughtfully consider and unpack the big ideas each artwork presents.
Interactive Google Slides - Drag and drop venn diagram activities that can …
Interactive Google Slides - Drag and drop venn diagram activities that can also print off as worksheets. Includes Answer Keys!Venn Diagrams Included:Paleolithic v. Neolithic ErasEgypt v. MesopotamiaHinduism v. BuddhismAthens v. SpartaMayans, Incas, & Aztecs matching
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