Art Across the Specials Classes

In this VFT, students will explore objects in the NCMA’s permanent collection with connections to what they are learning in their elementary school specials classes.  Choose one specialty area below or work with the whole specials team to schedule multiple sessions highlighting each!

Color in Art, for grades 3-5

Students will explore three works of art from the North Carolina Museum of Art’s permanent collection and discuss color as an element of art.  Students will learn how color combinations (color schemes) are chosen by artists, and why they work, as well as how color temperature and saturation are also used.

Music in Art, for grades 3-5

Students will look carefully at two works of art from the museum’s permanent collection and explore the connections between music and visual art through the use of rhythm and notes (whole, quarter, and half) as well as jazz music and musical instruments. 

Sports in Art: the Mesoamerican Ballgame, for grades 3-5

Students will examine two different objects from the Ancient Americas collection and think about the role of sports in community. Using what they learned, students will have the opportunity to work together and design their own game, continuing a tradition of community and play.

Pre-Visit Slideshow for Art Across the Specials Classes

The following slideshow contains images from the museum to prepare your students for their VFT.  Questions to guide your students through engagement with the slideshow are located in the speaker notes and apply to both first-time and returning VFT students.  Feel free to customize your questioning to students’ interests, your class goals, and the time you have available to spend. Click here for your own copy and access to the speaker notes. If anything comes up in conversation with this slideshow that you would like to share with your facilitator, please send an email to CBrown@ncartmuseum.org at least 2 days before your tour.  We look forward to meeting with you and your students during your VFT!

Post-Visit Choice Boards for Art Across the Specials Classes

New post-visit choice boards contain resources related to your VFT.  Feel free to use any or all of the resources for teachers or students after your VFT is complete.  Please be sure to preview all resources to select the ones in part or whole that fit your classroom best. 

• Art Across the Specials Classes: Color & Art
• Art Across the Specials Classes: Music & Art
• Art Across the Specials Classes: Sports & Art