HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students will make a self-portrait using watercolor pencils, water and brushes that tells others about their own identity. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Identity Emotions Facial features and expressions Symbolism Storytelling About Faces Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students will use fabric and collage boards to make artwork that expresses their ideas about their shared community. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Community Home Culture Neighborhood Environment Social activities Community Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use watercolor crayons to create an artwork that communicates a message. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Communication Shapes Lines Colors What Art Says Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use oil pastels and canvas to create their own artwork using only lines, shapes and colors. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS History Community Geography Ecosystems NW Artists Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use charcoal and cardboard to create artwork inspired by the works of art and techniques of James Castle. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Idaho History Autobiography Recycled Materials Book Making James Castle Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use markers and a cardboard plate, similar to artwork from the discussion, to create images related to curricular themes. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Tree of Life Ecology Community Habitats Animals Symbol Trees Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use a variety of materials to create masks. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Animals Patterns Symbolism Africa Symmetry Mexico Masks Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use clay to create artwork that has three dimensions: height, width and depth. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Geometry Technologoy Expression with Shapes/Forms 3-D Sculpture Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students create an image of a favorite place by doing a simple printmaking process, using markers and foam, called a monotype. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Idea of Place Studies of Home Community and Self Geography Memories My Place Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students use oil pastels on canvas to create an image of a bird. It can be a real bird or an imaginary bird and the bird can be a symbol. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Symbols Illustrate parts of birds, things related to birds Habitats (create a habitat for one of the birds) Graphing Scientific illustration Reading for facts/ opinion Illustrate birds studied in class Classifying Ornithology Birds Pre-Visit Pack »

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Students create a collection of clay objects that have something in common. SUGGESTIONS FOR CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Sorting Classifying Organizing Comparing Labeling Collecting Information Collecting Data Collecting Objects Collecting Words Collecting Pre-Visit Pack »