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Teacher Resource Center
Grades K through 6

Art holds endless possibilities for engaging students in meaningful learning. We hope you will use the Santa Barbara Museum of Art as a resource for enhancing your lesson plans and your students' lives.

Pair of Monkeys, Japanese, Muromachi Period (1336-1573). Wood with traces of pigment and crystal eyes. SBMA.	new additions: Monkey Art Lesson About the Animals Curriculum Connection: Animals and Writing
Rico Lebrun, Seated Clown, 1941. Ink and wash. SBMA.	Exploring the Elements of Art: Rico Lebrun Inspired Self-Portraits Artist Biography: RICO LEBRUN Connecting Writing and Art: Portraying Attitude and Emotion through Self-Portrait Poems
	Alfredo Ramos Martinez Power Point Biography: Teacher Lesson Plan Alfredo Ramos Martinez Illustrated Step by Step Art Activity Instruction Alfredo Ramos Martinez, Born and died Mexico, 1871-1946, Uruapan Painter (La Pintora de Uruapan), n.d. (ca. 1930). Oil on board. SBMA, Gift of the P.D. McMillan Land Company.

	Albert Bierstadt Illustrated Step by Step Art Activity Instruction Unpacking Culture Power Point: Teacher Lesson Plan Albert Bierstadt (Germany, 1830- New York, 1902), Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1864. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton for the Preston Morton Collection.

	John Singleton Copley Power Point Biography: Teacher Lesson Plan John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815, *Lieutenant Joshua Winslow*, 1755. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton.

	Making Shapes Dance Lesson Plan -- Grades K through 2 Wassily Kandinsky, *Line-Dot, High Resolution Image Wassily Kandinsky (Russia, 1886-died in France, 1944), Line-Dot*, 1927, Oil on pressed pulp board, SBMA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gershwin

	Rufino Tamayo’s Noche y Dia/Night and Day Lesson Plan -- Grades K through 5 Rufino Tamayo’s Noche y Dia/Night and Day, High Resolution Image Rufino Tamayo (Mexico 1899-1991), Noche y día (Night and Day), 1953, Oil on canvas, SBMA, Gift of Glen Larson

	Art That Tells Stories Lesson Plan -- Grades 3 through 5 Henri Rousseau, The Castle at Night, High Resolution Image Henri Rousseau (France, 1844-1910), The Castle at Night (detail), 1889, Oil painting on linen, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington

	Objects Can Tell Stories: Be a Detail Detective Lesson Plan -- Grades K through 6 William Michael Harnett, *The Secretary’s Table, High Resolution Image John Frederick Peto, My Studio Door, High Resolution Image William Michael Harnett, Born Ireland, 1848; died United States, 1892 (active United States),The Secretary’s Table, 1870, Oil on canvas, SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton for the Preston Morton Collection, 1960.60 John Frederick Peto (United States, 1854-1907), My Studio Door*, 1895, Oil on canvas, SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton for the Preston Morton Collection

	Art and Nature Lesson Plan-- Grades K through 6 Art and Nature Activity Art and Nature Leaf Chart Art and Nature Leaf Reference Severin Roesen, *Still Life, High Resolution Image George Rickey, Diptych: The Seasons I, High Resolution Image Severin Roesen, Still Life, 1848. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton for the Preston Morton Collection. George Rickey, (America, 1907-2002), Diptych: The Seasons I*, 1956, Oil on metal, SBMA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Tremaine

	The Buffalo Hunter Lesson Plan -- Grades 3 through 5 Unknown Artist, The Buffalo Hunter, High Resolution Image Unknown Artist, The Buffalo Hunter, ca. 1844. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Harriet Cowles Hammett Graham in memory of Buell Hammett.

	City Life in America -- Grades 3 through 5 George Wesley Bellows, Steaming Streets, High Resolution Image George Wesley Bellows (America, 1882-1925), Steaming Streets (detail), 1908, Oil on canvas, SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Sterling Morton for the Preston Morton Collection

	Images of the West Lesson Plan -- Grades 3 through 5 William Henry Jackson, *Untitled (Mountains and Stream), High Resolution Image Thomas Hill, North Dome from Bridge, High Resolution Image Thomas Hill (England, 1829-1908), North Dome from Bridge* (detail), Oil on canvas, SBMA, Gift of Mrs. William T. Swain William Henry Jackson (United States, 1843-1942), *Untitled (Mountains and Stream)*, ca. 1872, Albumen print, SBMA, Gift of Arthur and Yolanda Steinman

	Ancient World Lesson Plan-- Grade 6 Ancient World Further Activities *Head of Gudea, High Resolution Image Horus as a Falcon, High Resolution Image Kha'emwestet, High Resolution Image Ibis, High Resolution Image Athena, High Resolution Image Black-Figure Hydria, High Resolution Image Head of Aphrodite, High Resolution Image Bearded Man, High Resolution Image Kha’ emwestet, Crown Prince, Son of Ramses II* (detail), Egyptian, 19th dynasty (1350-1250 BC). Limestone. SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington. *Head of Gudea, Ruler of Lagash,* Neo-Sumerian, ca. 2120 BCE, Diorite, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington *Horus Falcon,* Egyptian, probably Late Period (715-332 BCE), Basalt, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington *Athena* (Ince Hall Type), Roman, 1st Century CE, Marble, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington *Black-Figured Hydria, Greek, ca 530 BCE, Ceramic, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington Bearded Head*, Roman, Gallienic, mid-third century CE, Bronze, SBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington

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