Explore these series which put art at the center of student learning.

These resources are designed for asynchronous learning, as prompts for classroom conversation, or as visual warm-ups.

Community and Well-Being

These one-minute videos are intended to serve as a welcoming warm-up or as an energizer during a synchronous class session. Images, questions, and recommended activities introduce themes of self-care and will help build a sense of connection among students.


Thinking Through Art

Each video in this series employs a work of art in the Blanton collection to invite analytical and creative responses.


Social and Emotional Learning

This module invites students to look closely at a work of art and make connections to lived experience. Each lesson includes a five-minute video and downloadable PDF with reflection and journaling prompts.

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SEL: Strength & Hope Journal PDF

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Watch: Mequitta Ahuja โ€“ Working with Traditional Images
View: This sketch provided by the artist which gives us a glimpse into one stage of Ahujaโ€™s creative process.

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SEL: Action & Reflection Journal PDF

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SEL: Finding Joy Journal PDF

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SEL: The Value of Listening Journal PDF

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SEL: Respect Journal PDF

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SEL: Belonging Journal PDF

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Social Issues in Art

A guide for looking, talking, and taking action. Each of these instructional guides features three works of art from the Blantonโ€™s collection, a thinking routine from Project Zero at Harvard University, relevant TEKS, discussion questions, and activities related to community, identity, and society.

Arte y Sociedad

Una guรญa para mirar, discutir, y actuar. Cada una de estas guรญas didรกcticas presenta tres obras de arte de la colecciรณn Blanton, siguiendo lo que el Proyecto Cero de la Universidad de Harvard llama โ€œrutina de pensamientoโ€, relevante para el programa Conocimientos y capacidades esenciales de Texas (TEKS), ademรกs de preguntas de debate y actividades relacionadas con la comunidad, la identidad y la sociedad.


STEAM

Explore how artmaking and art interpretation pursue questions, solve problems, and involve skills that intersect with science, technology, engineering, and math. Each lesson includes a 3 to 5-minute video and downloadable worksheet with reflection questions and activities.

Art & Nature with Peat Duggins

Observation in Art & Nature