K-12 Resources

_{Family Day at the Albin Polasek Museum. Photograph courtesy of the Albin Polasek Museum.}

Lesson Plans

Many of our member sites have created downloadable, curriculum-based lesson plans and activities that extend the immersive learning, critical thinking and storytelling experienced on a site visit. For teachers, parents and students seeking resources to spark creativity and foster learning about art, biography and preservation.

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Educator Resources from Demuth Museum · Lancaster, PA

Edward Hopper Lesson Plans · Nyack, NY

Elizabeth Ney Activity Guides · Austin, TX

Five Senses Exploration: Weatherbeaten by Winslow Homer · Portland, ME

Florence Griswold Museum Teacher Resources · Old Lyme, CT

Lesson Plans & Activities from Gari Melchers Studio · Falmouth, VA

Lesson Plans & Activities from James Castle House · Boise, ID

NPF Urban Arts Initiative · Joshua Tree, CA

NRM Curriculum Lab · Stockbridge, MA

Resources for Educators from Wharton Esherick Museum · Malvern, PA

The Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation K-5 Resources · New York, NY

Teacher Resources from Thomas Cole Site · Catskill, NY

Other Educational Tools

Aminah’s World: An Activity Book and Children’s Guide about Artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson by Carole Miller Genshaft (2018)

_{Burchfield’s art education director leads a lesson. Photograph courtesy of the Burchfield Homestead Musuem.}

Educational Programs

See the wide range of engaging youth educational programs our HAHS sites have to offer. Be sure to also check out the upcoming STEAM projects, currently in development through the Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts Grant Program.

Digital Resources

Alice Austen House Educational Programs · Staten Island, NY

At Home Activities from the Wharton Esherick Museum · Malvern, PA

Demuth Museum Educator Resources · Lancaster, PA

Florence Griswold Pre-Visit Activities · Old Lyme, CT

Florence Griswold Post-Visit Activities · Old Lyme, CT

Olana Educational Programs · Hudson, NY

Peto’s Palette Pals · Island Heights, NJ
(created in collaboration with Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios)

On-site Programs

500 Capp Street Youth Education Program · San Francisco, CA

Alice Austen House Educational Programs · Staten Island, NY

Education at Bush-Holley House · Cos Cobb, CT