Looking at Art in the Classroom

This book details the Guggenheim Museum’s classroom-tested, inquiry-based approach to learning. This user-friendly guide provides teachers (grades 2–8) with strategies and resources for investigating art to enhance student learning across the curriculum. For the classroom teacher, Art Investigation provides an exciting way to study contemporary and historical cultures while also improving critical thinking and literacy skills. For the art teacher, Art Investigation offers students the tools to engage meaningfully with the world of art and artists. This unique text features the experiences of the Guggenheim Museum’s 40-year-old Learning Through Art program, as well as reproductions from the museum’s vast art collection.

Book features:

Easy-to-follow instructions for leading an Art Investigation in the classroom.Full-color reproductions of masterpieces including Edgar Degas’s Dancers in Green and Yellow, Vasily Kandinsky’s Composition 8, and Vincent van Gogh’s Mountains at Saint-Rémy.Adaptable lessons, including questions that teachers can use to guide a conversation about a specific work of art.Guidance for finding and choosing age-appropriate images.Links to resources on the Guggenheim Museum’s website and others.