Museum Links
Brookgreen Gardens
Brookgreen Gardens is a great local sculpture garden that contains sculptures and other forms of art. This type of museum is very unique because all the art is surrounded by beautiful trees and other plants and wildlife. Many of the local schools take field trips to the gardens. There is even a children's garden with art that children would enjoy. This museum is very lively and even has a wildlife exhibit. Its a very beautiful place and I definitely recommend visiting.
Denver Art Museum
This website is a great resource for teachers to use to have students be creative in their classroom. Teachers can lookup lesson plans to use and can even narrow the search for a specific grade level or subject. Please be aware that these lesson plans are created using the Colorado State Standards. It also contains different resources and tips for teachers and even contains information about planning field trips to the museum. You can also have Denver Art Museum teach a lesson to your class via videoconferencing, although you must pay for the lesson/course.
Smithsonian Museum
The Smithsonian Museum has a great section on their websites specifically for educators. They have lesson plans made for teachers to use that incorporate the fine arts into different subjects. This website also contains a search for resources along with the lesson plans. The website also has a new program for students to use in the classroom called "Smithsonian Quests." This was created to incorporate technology within the lessons and have students discovery more about the subjects. The students even earn badges for exploring within the program.
Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum
Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum is a local museum that is located off the ocean. They always have different events going on within the museum and many of them are specifically for children. The museum is great because its is free of charge and a great location for a field trip. Every saturday they have different art adventures for children and have different ones made specifically for different age groups.
The Walters Museum
This is another great website for teachers to use to help incorporate the fine arts into other subjects within school. You can download different lesson plans and many different activities for students to do. Students can even go online to watch a couple of presentations and read different articles about different pieces of art throughout history and their significance. This websites contents are geared towards having students discover on their own rather than just giving them the answers.