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1 | Smithsonian English/Language Arts (PK-12) We’ve taken the themes and topics that are most often taught at each grade level and organized resources by grade band. Look through all grade levels to find a resource that works best for you and your students. If the resource is Spanish language or bilingual, that is indicated by a "Yes, Spanish" designation. To search for a keyword in the document, use Control-F or Command-F. Email questions or comments to us: learningATsi.edu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Find even more Smithsonian Learning Resources at the Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu and at Smithsonian Education: https://learninglab.si.edu/about/smithsonianeducation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Grade Band | English/Language Arts (ELA) Theme/Topic | Smithsonian ELA Resource Name | URL | Spanish Language | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | PK-2 | READING LIVE EVENT Grades PK-2 | Virtual Storytime at the National Portrait Gallery, Wednesdays at 11:00am | https://www.facebook.com/smithsoniannpg/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | PK-2 | READING Grades K-4 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/junior/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | PK-2 | READING Grades K-4 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Espanol (Spanish) | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/spanish/ | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | PK-2 | Early Childhood Literacy | Discovery Theater | https://discoverytheater.org/digitalresources/index.shtm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | PK-2 | Early Childhood Literacy | Talk with Me Toolkit | https://learninglab.si.edu/profile/45521 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | PK-2 | Early Childhood Literacy | Expedition: Insects | https://ssec.si.edu/expedition-insects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | PK-2 | Early Childhood Literacy Science Grades PK-2 | Zoo Crew Family Guide | https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/documents/smithsonians_national_zoo_family_guide_-_2018.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | PK-2 | Early Childhood Literacy Science Grades PK-2 | Zoo Crew Manual de Entrenamiento: Una Guia de Zoologico Nacional de Actividades para la Familia") | https://nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/default/files/documents/zoo_crew_family_guide_2018_spanish_language.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 3-4 | READING Grades K-4 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/junior/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 3-4 | READING Grades K-4 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Espanol (Spanish) | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/spanish/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 3-5 | Early Childhood Literacy | Expedition: Insects | https://ssec.si.edu/expedition-insects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 3-5 | All Eras 1600s-2011 Historical Thinking Standard 1: Chronological Thinking Historical Thinking Standard 2: Historical Comprehension Historical Thinking Standard 3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities Historical Thinking Standard 5: Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision-Making | Our Story: Stories and Activities You can do Together OurStory is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through children’s literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities. Each OurStory module examines a moment in American history through a work of historical fiction and related activities and includes a reading guide for parents and caregivers. There are 23 stories and multiple activities for each story. | https://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/activities/byhistoric.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 3-5 | Storytelling | Seeds of Storytelling | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_SeedsForStorytelling.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Think, Puzzle, Explore | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_ThinkPuzzleExplore.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | See, Think, Wonder | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_SeeThinkWonder.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | 7 Ways to Read a Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_7WaysToLookAtAPortrait.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Naming Portraits with Katy Perry (Cupcake Katy) | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/katy-perry-cupcake-katy-born-1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Portraiture Now: Communities | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/portraiture-now-communities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 3-5 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Learning to Look | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_learning_to_look.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 3-5 | Writing about Art | Writing Label Text for a Museum Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/writing-label-text-museum-portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 3-5 | Sensory Writing | Jump In! | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_Jump_In.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 5-6 | Literacy, READING Grades 5-6 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Grades 5-6 | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/tween56/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 5-6 | Literacy, READING Grades 5-6 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Espanol (Spanish) | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/spanish/ | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 7-8 | Literacy, READING Grades 7-8 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Grades 7-8 | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/tween78/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 7-8 | Literacy, READING Grades 7-8 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune Espanol (Spanish) | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/spanish/ | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 6-8 | Art & Poetry | 6 Word Memoir | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_SixWordMemoir_0.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 6-8 | Considering Medium | Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_harlem_heroes.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 6-8 | Constructing & Revising Stories | Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell (Workbook) | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_rockwell.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 6-8 | Constructing & Revising Stories | Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell (Supporting Artworks) | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_rockwell_featured_art.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 6-8 | Comparing & Contrasting Texts | African American Artists: Myth and Modern Society | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_aa_myth_modern.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 6-8 | Storytelling | Seeds of Storytelling | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_SeedsForStorytelling.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Learning to Look | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_learning_to_look.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Think, Puzzle, Explore | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_ThinkPuzzleExplore.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Claim, Support, Question | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_ClaimSupportQuestion.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | 7 Ways to Read a Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_7WaysToLookAtAPortrait.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Compelling Portraits | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_CompellingPortraits.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | The Struggle for Justice: Activists | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/struggle-justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Portraiture Now: Communities | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/portraiture-now-communities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 6-8 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Engineering Design Challenge | https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/engineering-challenges-aar-design-hangar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 6-8 | Creative Writing | Creative Writing Through Portraiture: Red Cloud | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/red-cloud-1822–1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 6-8 | Writing about Art | Writing Label Text for a Museum Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/writing-label-text-museum-portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 6-8 | Writing with Descriptive Language | Ekphrastic Poetry (Describing a Work of Art) | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-11/education_guide_ekphrastic_poetry_lesson.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 6-8 | Close reading, citing textual evidence, writing argments, supporting claims | American Indian Removal: What Does it Mean to Remove a People? | https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 9-12 | Literacy, Reading Grades 9-12 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/teen/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 9-12 | Literacy, Reading Grades 9-12 | Smithsonian Tween Tribune (Spanish) | https://www.tweentribune.com/category/spanish/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 9-12 | Considering Why Medium Matters | Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_harlem_heroes.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 9-12 | Cognition, Thinking, Skill Building, Observartion | Thinking Routines from Harvard Project Zero | http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/oWYbEjpf19oxcFUp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 9-12 | Cultural, Culture | Smithsonian Latino Center | https://latino.si.edu/learn/teaching-and-learning-resources | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 9-12 | Storytelling | Unveiling Stories through Portraiture | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_UnveilingStories.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Learning to Look | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-09/education_guide_learning_to_look.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | A Portrait of Sandra Cisneros and The House of Mango Street | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/sandra-cisneros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Claim, Support, Question | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_ClaimSupportQuestion.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Compelling Portraits | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_CompellingPortraits.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | 7 Ways to Read a Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/sites/default/files/NPG_7WaysToLookAtAPortrait.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | The Struggle for Justice: Activists | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/struggle-justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 9-12 | Visual Analysis Strategies | Portraiture Now: Communities | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/portraiture-now-communities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 9-12 | Informative Writing | The War of 1812: Create Your Own Textbook Entry | https://npg.si.edu/exhibit/1812/lessons/lesson_1812_textbook.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 9-12 | Writing about Art | Writing Label Text for a Museum Portrait | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/writing-label-text-museum-portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 9-12 | Writing with Descriptive Language | Ekphrastic Poetry (Describing a Work of Art) | https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/documents/2017-11/education_guide_ekphrastic_poetry_lesson.pdf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 9-12 | SKill: "Reading" a painting | "Reading Portraiture" Guide for Educators | https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/reading-portraiture-guide-educators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 9-12 | Using Art to Teach History and Language Arts, Grades 5–12 | VIDEOS: Meet the Artist video series: features artists discussing their work in terms of identity, context and process. | https://americanart.si.edu/videos/meet-artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 9-12 | Using Art to Teach History and Language Arts, Grades 5–12 | The American Experience in the Classroom | https://americanexperience.si.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 9-12 | Teaching About Design | What is Design Toolkit from the Cooper-Hewitt | https://www.cooperhewitt.org/publications/k-12-teacher-resource-packet/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 9-12 | Cultural, Culture | H1-B Visa Online Art Exhibition, Smithsoninan Asian Pacific American Center | https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/QRdMk4sZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Grade Band | Additional Art & Design Resources from the Education Departments at the Smithsonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | All | Art & Design | African Art Online Resources | https://africa.si.edu/education/online-resources/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | All | Art & Design | American Indian Museum's Native Knowledge 360 | https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360 | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | All | Art & Design | Archives and Libraries | https://siarchives.si.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | All | Art & Design | Archives of American Art | https://www.aaa.si.edu/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | All | Art & Design | Asian Art (Freer|Sackler Galleries) | https://asia.si.edu/learn/for-educators/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | All | Art & Design | Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum Lesson Plans | https://dx.cooperhewitt.org/lesson-plans/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | All | Art & Design | Discovery Theater | https://discoverytheater.org/digitalresources/index.shtm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | All | Art & Design | Gardens | https://gardens.si.edu/learn/for-educators/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | All | Art & Design | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | https://hirshhorn.si.edu/events/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | All | Art & Design | Portrait Gallery | https://npg.si.edu/learn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | All | Art & Design | Smithsonian Affiliations | https://affiliations.si.edu/distance-learning-resources/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | All | Art & Design | Smithsonian American Art Museum | https://americanart.si.edu/education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | All | Art & Design | Smithsonian Institution Libraries & Archives | https://library.si.edu/ | YES, SPANISH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | All | Art & Design | Traveling Exhibition Service | https://www.sites.si.edu/s/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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