The American Experience in the Classroom

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• The American Experience in the Classroom

  The American Experience in the Classroom Using Art to Teach History and Language Arts, Grades 5–12 Welcome! The American Experience in the Classroom is a resource that features artworks from the Smith...

• Teaching Tools and Resources | The American Experience in the Classroom

  In this activity your students can express their unique responses to art by writing stories inspired by paintings in an art museum. Before they put their imaginations to work, each person will have a ...

• Explore Themes in Art | The American Experience in the Classroom

  Explore Themes in Art Explore the common themes that link artworks across time periods in American history. What might a portrait from the 18th century have in common with a 20th century multi-media s...

• Timeline | The American Experience in the Classroom

  Timeline See our artworks in historical context! Colored tabs help you see milestones  at-a-glance that relate to Art (Blue), American history (Green), Science and Technology (Red), and American liter...

• Identity | The American Experience in the Classroom

  Invisible Man, 1952 Identity is defined as the qualities, behaviors, and characteristics which classify an individual as a member of a certain group. Factors and conditions which define one’s identity...

• Immigration and Migration | The American Experience in the Classroom

  “ …freedom of thought and the right of private judgment, in matters of conscience, driven from every other corner of the earth, direct their course to this happy country as their last asylum.” – Samue...