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Art & Identity: Parent & Educator Guide (Grade 1)

Learn strategies that support your student in inquiry-based discovery. The Parent & Educator guide includes lesson objectives as well as the related Common Core and subject area standards that are fulfilled by the Classroom Connect resources. Continue the conversation with your student by using open-ended questions that lead to robust family discussion.

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Art and Identity: Debunking Busts

In this episode of Classroom Connect, journey with an investigator, a museum educator, as she is sent on a mission to uncover why artists make statues and what that says about us as a society. Watch as she uses material, mood, and message to understand the story that art is telling. Subject Focus: English Language Arts; Social Studies; Visual Arts; Science

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Henry Ossawa Tanner: A Visual Narrative

Follow along with your student as you uncover the story of Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first world famous Black American artist. Watch Henry grow and overcome the many barriers before him as he claims his destiny as a great artist. Henry Ossawa Tanner: A Visual Narrative was written at a Grade 4 reading level. Subject Focus: English Language Arts; Social Studies; Visual Arts

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Art and Identity: My Personal Seal

Support your student as they learn about the ancient use of cylinder seals and are guided in creating a contemporary seal of their own. This activity can be downloaded for digital use or printed using your home and school printer. Subject Focus: Social Studies; Visual Art

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