Get Smart with Art

Learning to look @ art from the de Young Museum

An adaptation of the classroom curriculum from the

de Young museum

What You'll Find Here

A How to Guide for "Learning to Look"

Welcome to "Learning to Look"

An educational method for grades K-3 guided by Visual Thinking Strategies

Explore the curriculum series

Full curriculum materials for students and teachers

Kindergarten Curriculum

An emphasis on shapes and lines

Elements of Community

Past and Present

Building Community

Festivals, Rituals, Traditions, and Celebrations

Learning to Look

How and why people build communities

What details do you notice?

Step One: Looking Closely

Ancestral Screen

by Pokia Family

The Peaceable Kingdom

by Edward Hicks

Cylindrical vessel depicting ruler with mirror

from Mexico; late classic Maya

Gable Mask

from Torembi Village; Sawos People

Dancing Figures

from Ancient Colima

Take a (virtual) trip to the de Young

Explore the museum from home before beginning with Get Smart with Art

See the de Young Museum in immersive Street View

View the galleries

How will you describe the work of art?

Step Two: Building Literacy Through Art

The Mind Jog Journal: Grades K-1

Print, assemble, and fill out the Mind Jog Journal where you can sketch and write about the artworks and artifacts featured in Get Smart with Art.

The Mind Jog Journal: Grades 2-3

Print, assemble, and fill out the Mind Jog Journal where you can sketch and write about the artworks and artifacts featured in Get Smart with Art.

Videos with the de Youngsters

Dive into educational video activities with the de Young

The Beauty of Plants, One Postcard at a Time

Blend the Rules

Welcome to Summer Art Camp

Watch more videos with the de Young

Enjoy step by step tutorials, activities with real artists, and more!

I Spy with my little eye...

Can you find the hidden details in these artworks?

Did you spot them?

Read on to see if you were able to find all five

Reveal the anwers

Curious to learn more?

Dive into art and culture with the de Young

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