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Get Smart with Art
Learning to look @ art from the de Young Museum
An adaptation of the classroom curriculum from the
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
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Explore the curriculum series
Full curriculum materials for students and teachers
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Curriculum
An emphasis on shapes and lines
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1st Grade
Elements of Community
Past and Present
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2nd Grade
Building Community
Festivals, Rituals, Traditions, and Celebrations
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3rd Grade
Learning to Look
How and why people build communities
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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
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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.
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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.
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Videos with the de Youngsters
Dive into educational video activities with the de Young
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The Beauty of Plants, One Postcard at a Time
Video
Blend the Rules
Video
Welcome to Summer Art Camp
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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
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