Create Your Own Eye-Spy
Have students make their own “eye-spy” activity for a work of art to encourage close looking. They should use their…
Living With Art
Give students a printout of a work of art to take home and “live with”—they should hang it up in…
Call Me
Pair students: one turns to the back of the classroom; the other faces a projection of the work of art….
Museum Labels
Talk with your students about the labels found in a museum and how they share important information about the work…
Research Ready
Use a work of art as inspiration for a research project. Choose a group of artworks that fit with your…
Before and After
What might have happened before and after the moment shown in this artwork? Students can either write short stories addressing…
Sketch It
Sketch the work of art quickly—no more than three minutes. What did you notice that you didn’t see before? Low-stakes…
Moving Image
Adapt the “Machine” activity you might already use in your classroom to a work of art. One student begins by…
Let’s Get Physical
With the class standing in a circle, have each student create a movement that is inspired by a work of…
Strike a Pose
Have students choose a person, animal, or even an object in a work of art. On the count of three,…
Act It Out
Have students choose two characters (or even objects) in a work of art and give them a voice. They should…