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Exploring Calder's Process Lesson Plan

Use these looking questions to guide an art activity inspired by the artist Alexander Calder. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, home, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, for school and educators

What We Hold Inside Lesson Plan

Learn about the work of Patti Warashina and guide students in creating a clay artwork inspired by personal memories, using storytelling and symbolic design elements.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

What We Hold Inside Lesson Plan (Spanish)

Learn about the work of Patti Warashina and guide students in creating a clay artwork inspired by personal memories, using storytelling and symbolic design elements.

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Spanish

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Invention for Empathy Lesson Plan

Explore Saya Woolfalk's immersive installation at SAM and get inspired to create an invention of your own. Students can complete this lesson before visiting the Seattle Art Museum for an Art of Empathy school tour.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Mini Moon Jars Lesson Plan (Spanish)

Create mini moon jars by combining two clay pinch pots, exploring texture, shape, and design inspired by the artistry of Park Young-sook and her innovative techniques.

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Spanish

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Mini Moon Jars Lesson Plan

Create mini moon jars by combining two clay pinch pots, exploring texture, shape, and design inspired by the artistry of Park Young-sook and her innovative techniques.

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English

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Ecosystem Trading Cards Art Activity (Spanish)

Draw and learn all about diverse plant life and artworks using this instructional art activity handout during self-guided School Tours or before you visit the Olympic Sculpture Park. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards, Next Generation Science Standards.

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Spanish

Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Ecosystem Trading Cards Art Activity (English)

Draw and learn all about diverse plant life and artworks using this instructional art activity handout during self-guided School Tours or before you visit the Olympic Sculpture Park. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards, Next Generation Science Standards.

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English

Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Ecosystem Trading Cards Art Activity (Chinese)

Draw and learn all about diverse plant life and artworks using this instructional art activity handout during self-guided School Tours or before you visit the Olympic Sculpture Park. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards, Next Generation Science Standards.

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Chinese

Olympic Sculpture Park

grades 9-12, grades 6-8, grades K-5, for school and educators

Ecosystem Trading Cards Art Activity (Vietnamese)

Draw and learn all about diverse plant life and artworks using this instructional art activity handout during self-guided School Tours or before you visit the Olympic Sculpture Park. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards, Next Generation Science Standards.

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English

Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Find, Sketch, Share Art Activity (English)

Follow the in-gallery art activity prompts to identify and draw works of art that resonate with lived experiences as part of self-guided School Tours at any SAM location. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Find, Sketch, Share Art Activity (Spanish)

Follow the in-gallery art activity prompts to identify and draw works of art that resonate with lived experiences as part of self-guided School Tours at any SAM location. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards.

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Spanish

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Find, Sketch, Share Art Activity (Vietnamese)

Follow the in-gallery art activity prompts to identify and draw works of art that resonate with lived experiences as part of self-guided School Tours at any SAM location. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards.

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Vietnamese

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture Park

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Brush Painting Basics Lesson Plan

Try out artistic practices connected to brush painting with your students. This resource includes an adaptable handout.

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English

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Imaginative Portraits Art Activity (English)

Follow along with a SAM Museum Educator to make portraits based on Jung Yeondoo's "Bewitched #2 Seoul" in this instructional six-minute video. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standard, English Language Arts Common Core State Standards.

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English

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom, home

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators, for families

Imaginative Portraits Art Activity (Spanish)

Follow along with a SAM Museum Educator to make portraits based on Jung Yeondoo's "Bewitched #2 Seoul" in this instructional six-minute video. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standard, English Language Arts Common Core State Standards.

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Spanish

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom, home

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for families, for school and educators

Imaginative Portraits Art Activity (Vietnamese)

Follow along with a SAM Museum Educator to make portraits based on Jung Yeondoo's "Bewitched #2 Seoul" in this instructional six-minute video. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standard, English Language Arts Common Core State Standards.

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Vietnamese

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom, home

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for families, for school and educators

Imaginative Portraits Lesson Plan

Pair this lesson with the Imaginative Portraits Art Activity and Art Spotlight videos to engage with concepts of identity, close listening, and self-expression through a portraiture exercise in the classroom or during self-guided School Tours. Aligned with National Visual Arts Standards, English Language Arts Common Core State Standards.

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English

Seattle Asian Art Museum, classroom, home

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators, for families

Mesoamerican & Andean Art Activity (English)

Take inspiration from the ancient art of Central and South America using five in-gallery activities to design vases, shirts, or sculptures during self-guided School Tours.

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English

Seattle Art Museum

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Mesoamerican & Andean Art Activity (Spanish)

Take inspiration from the ancient art of Central and South America using five in-gallery activities to design vases, shirts, or sculptures during self-guided School Tours.

view now

Spanish

Seattle Art Museum

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Mesoamerican & Andean Art Activity (Vietnamese)

Take inspiration from the ancient art of Central and South America using five in-gallery activities to design vases, shirts, or sculptures during self-guided School Tours.

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Vietnamese

Seattle Art Museum

grades 9-12, grades 6-8, grades K-5, for school and educators

Bead Creations Lesson Plan

Create an artwork out of beads with this step-by-step guide inspired by Joyce J. Scott's beadwork. This activity was designed by artist Anna Dong.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Bead Creations Lesson Plan (Spanish)

Create an artwork out of beads with this step-by-step guide inspired by Joyce J. Scott's beadwork. This activity was designed by artist Anna Dong.

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Spanish

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Collage-Based Prints Lesson Plan

Explore Alfredo ArreguĂ­n's Stalemate and create a collage scene using layered materials like magazine paper, adhesives, thread, and fabric to design intricate stories.

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English

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators

Collage-Based Prints Lesson Plan (Spanish)

Explore Alfredo ArreguĂ­n's Stalemate and create a collage scene using layered materials like magazine paper, adhesives, thread, and fabric to design intricate stories.

view now

Spanish

Seattle Art Museum, classroom

grades K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, for school and educators
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