School Tours: Color, Line, and Shape
Age 4–Grade 3
Please note: The Gallery is no longer taking School Tour requests for fall 2009. Please check back on December 1 to begin requesting School Tours for winter and spring 2010. You can still review information about tours and planning self-guided visits by clicking on the links below.
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How are color, line, and shape used to make works of art? In this tour, careful looking exercises and hands-on activities help students understand the basic elements of art.
Looking and Learning Skills
During four to six tour stops, students engage in activities—such as looking exercises, simple art-making activities, and working in small groups—that foster conversations about works of art. The following skills are promoted:
- Observing, describing, and sharing ideas about the artworks and their elements
- Drawing upon prior knowledge to connect to and generate ideas about works of art
- Comparing and contrasting works of art
Group Size: Up to 60 students
Length: 60 minutes
Meeting Location: East Building, Entrance (inside)
Pre-Visit Materials
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General Information
What is object-based teaching and learning?
- NGAClassroom: Art Since 1950 (printable learning resource)
- NGAKids: Paintbox (interactive art activity)
- NGAKids: Brushter (interactive art activity)
- NGAKids: Collage Machine (interactive art activity)