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My Museum Classroom Kits

Abstract art with green shapes, yellow swoop, pink dots, red strokes, black lines on white.

Welcome to My Museum Classroom Kit!

My Museum Classroom Kits are thematic art kits designed to integrate artmaking with classroom curriculum. Kits include artmaking materials and instruction sheets for the art projects which can be paired with close looking and artmaking videos from our website for a richer experience.

We are committed to serving under-resourced schools in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Preference will be given to these schools in the allotment of My Museum Classroom Kits. To demonstrate need, please submit either the percentage of students in your school enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch program or Title I status on school letterhead.

Past Kits

Museum classroom kit with colorful paper, crayons, ruler, pencil, sharpener, on light surface.
Exploring Math and Color

Sometimes we encounter math where we least expect it. When creating an artwork, math can influence the techniques an artist uses. Explore color and discover unexpected math connections in some of our favorite works of art. Recommended for grades 3-5.

Art supplies including markers, crayons, sponge, paper;
You and Me and History

Learn about your own identity while exploring works of art with historical themes in the Crystal Bridges Collection. Recommended for grades 3-5.

Museum classroom kit with colorful paper, felt, buttons, pipe cleaners, tape, and a marker.
The Science of Sculpture

Get to know how scientific concepts like ecosystems and the universe can inspire artists like you to create amazing works of art. Recommended for grades 3-5.

Art supplies with paintbrushes, beads, a ruler, pencils, palette, and
 Art of Narrative

This kit allows you to discover different pieces of art and create different stories or narratives about the art and about yourself using clues found in the painting or sculpture. Recommended for grades 3-5.

Craft materials and white mask with
Keep Creating: In the Classroom

In this kit you’ll learn about artists who face difficult experiences and use art to tell important stories about themselves and the world. You will also create artworks of your own. Recommended for grades 3-5.

Art supplies with markers, paint, brushes, and colored paper surround museum classroom kit.
Actions Speak Louder than Words

Explore close-looking activities and artmaking projects that fuse collage work featured in the kit. Recommended for grades 6-8.

Art supplies including pencils, palette, ribbons, brush, scissors, and paper with classroom kit sign.
One Person Can Make a Difference

Explore artworks that identify powerful perspectives in a world struggling with cultural equality and accurate representation. Recommended for grades 6-8.

Art supplies arranged around a
It is Better to Give Than Receive

Explore the perspectives of artists Isamu Noguchi and Kristen Cliffel as they address the subjects of cultural and personal empathy and compassion. Recommended for grades 6-8.

Colorful markers, ribbons, scissors, tape, and string with a
Change Is the Only Constant

Explore using fiber materials while learning about artworks that speak to the idea that “change is the only constant.” Recommended for grades 6-8.

Art supplies with sign labeled
Come As You Are

An art kit with an emphasis on self-expression and self-identity. Recommended for grades 6-8.