Welcome to My Museum Classroom Kit!
Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8
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.
Classroom Kits for grades 3-5 (sold out until Fall 2021)
Four of the kits in the series are tailored to content in each of the four core subjects, and the fifth kit addresses themes from the social and emotional learning standards. Recommended for grades 3-5.
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. In this kit you will explore color and discover unexpected math connections in some of our favorite works of art.
You and Me and History
Learn about your own identity while exploring works of art with historical themes in the Crystal Bridges Collection.
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.
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.
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.
Classroom Kits for grades 6-8 (Coming Soon)
In this series of My Museum Classroom Kits, students will explore the self in a variety of contexts through close-looking and hands-on artmaking. Each kit is centered around the G.U.I.D.E. for Life social and emotional learning standards and is designed for students in grades 6-8.
Change Is the Only Constant
Explore using fiber materials while learning about artworks that speak to the idea that “change is the only constant.”
Come As You Are
An art kit with an emphasis on self-expression and self-identity.
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.
One Person Can Make a Difference
Explore artworks that identify powerful perspectives in a world struggling with cultural equality and accurate representation.
Actions Speak Louder than Words
Explore close-looking activities and artmaking projects that fuse collage work featured in the kit
