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In the spirit of... (museum visit)

This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. This lesson focuses on students' observations of masks while visiting a museum.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

By Shannon Kelly.

Interviewing artists in the classroom

Inviting guests into your classroom can enrich students' learning experiences, but teaching students to ask good questions is crucial. This article explains how to prepare students to interview guests and how to teach them to ask good, open-ended questions.

The secret cultural institution in your school: The school library

A variety of best practices and imaginative ideas that the school librarian can use to create an environment where students fuse together required learning with learning that is driven by individual interest.

By Kim Campbell.

American Indians

A guide to some of the best resources for teaching about American Indians, including lesson plans, articles, websites, and field trip opportunities.

Format: bibliography/help

The Mexican Day of the Dead

In The Changing Face of Mexico, page 1.1

Slideshow View a slideshow of photographs from Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the United States....

Format: article

Resources on the web

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

A searchable catalogue of over 85,000 images from the FAMSF collections including paintings, drawings, etchings, porcelain, sculpture, silver, glass, furniture, textiles and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

Drop Me Off in Harlem: Exploring the Intersections

Become familiar with the community, the people and the artistic works that were central to the cultural explosion in Harlem between 1917 and 1935. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: ArtsEdge