Guided gallery visits are led by a Museum educator in the Brooklyn Museum’s galleries. Lessons are designed to encourage close looking and in-depth discussions and allow students to interpret art and its cultural context through strategies such as open-ended and guided questions, storytelling, sensory learning, writing, and drawing. Students focus on three to five objects to develop their observation and critical thinking skills. These guided gallery visits support all five strands of the NYC Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts (Visual Art), as well as several New York State Learning Standards in Art, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. The Brooklyn Museum is also able to support teachers and schools as they work toward aligning curriculum and instructional priorities with Common Core State Standards. Please inform the Museum educator assigned to your class about adapting lessons to meet your specific curricular needs. To learn more, see our school visit information page, and check out the guided visits for grades 3–12.
Recommended for Grades K–2 (Lessons are sixty minutes in length)
Animals in Art
Hunt for animal imagery in the Museum’s galleries. Students will be introduced to a variety of artistic representations and use of materials as well as the cultural elements of mythology and symbol. This lesson uses a variety of learning strategies, including role-play, storytelling, movement, and drawing.
Learning to Look
Students will discover the Museum’s diverse collections while building their observation skills and descriptive vocabulary. The lesson explores artistic elements such as shape, line, color, and texture through activities, discussion, and drawing.
People in Art
Discover gesture and facial expression in the Museum’s varied collections. Through role-play, drawing, and observation, students will examine how an artist includes details to represent the emotions and actions of a character.
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
