Guided Tours: 3rd – 5th grade

Learning to Look

Develop skills for looking at art on this introductory tour of the MFAH. Students travel the globe, using inquiry, critical thinking, and close looking to explore the making and meaning of art in different cultures. Register for a Learning to Look tour.

Curriculum Connections

English Language Arts: Reading Strategies; Vocabulary Development; Sensory Language; Culture and History; Media Literacy; Synthesizing Information; Listening and Speaking; Teamwork

Math: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking; Probability and Statistics; Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools

Science: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

Social Studies: History; Geography; Government; Culture; Social Studies Skills

Fine Arts: Perception; Historical/Cultural Heritage; Response/Evaluation

Looking to Write

Use a work of art as inspiration for creative writing. This tour encourages students to use the processes of looking and writing to hone their observational skills and deepen their thought process. Limit 50 students. Register for a Looking to Write tour.

Curriculum Connections

English Language Arts: Reading Strategies; Vocabulary Development; Sensory Language; Culture and History; Media Literacy; Writing Process; Writing Literary Texts; Oral and Written Conventions; Synthesizing Information; Listening and Speaking; Teamwork

Mathematics: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking; Probability and Statistics; Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools

Science: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

Fine Arts: Perception; Response/Evaluation

Math + Art = Fun!

Look closely to see the connections between math and the visual arts.  Artists have employed mathematical concepts throughout history, and students use those concepts as an entry point for discovering art.  Register for a Math + Art = Fun! tour.

Curriculum Connections

English Language Arts: Reading Strategies; Vocabulary Development; Sensory Language; Culture and History; Media Literacy; Synthesizing Information; Listening and Speaking; Teamwork

Mathematics: Number, Operation, and Quantitative Reasoning; Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking; Geometry and Spatial Reasoning; Probability and Statistics; Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools

Science: Scientific Investigation and Reasoning

Social Studies: History; Geography; Culture; Social Studies Skills

Fine Arts: Perception; Historical/Cultural Heritage; Response/Evaluation