CHILDREN - SCHOOL PROGRAMS 2010-2011

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Explore the West! Without Leaving the South

Explore the American West through the paintings, sculptures and objects in the Booth Western Art Museum’s collection. Spend time in the Civil War Gallery or the Carolyn & James Millar Presidential Gallery featuring portraits, notable facts and an original signed letter by each United States President.

Student tour programs are designed to meet Georgia Performance Standards in language arts, social studies and visual arts while engaging student’s critical and creative thinking skills. Discover the array of curriculum-based programs and field trip opportunities available to students throughout the year and take your students on a field trip they will always remember.

Student Cost:
$5.00 for students
$4.00 for Bartow, Cherokee and Forsyth county students
$6.00 for The Union Dissolved program
$8.00 for parents / chaperones

Exciting New Program for Grades Kindergarten – 4th
Available October 1st
What’s the Story? Connecting Art and Literacy
Gallery lessons and hands-on activities developed around the narrative works in the Booth Museum’s collection provide a wonderful and accessible way for students with different learning styles to enhance their reading and writing abilities. Developed by five extremely creative classroom teachers and museum education staff, the program meets Georgia Performance Standards in language arts, social studies and visual arts.

Westward Ho!
This program is appropriate for grades 4-5 (2 hours)
Journey to the west without leaving the south in this unique program focused on Westward Expansion. From Lewis & Clark and mountain men, to the settlers and ranchers who followed them, discover the rugged individuals who explored and settled the American West. Determine the impact westward expansion had on the lives of the Plains Indians and meet a cast of Western characters including cowboys, railroad workers and Buffalo Soldiers through a variety of hands-on gallery activities. 
GPS: SS4H1a, SS4H1b, SS4H6a, SS4H6b, SS4G2a, SS4CG5, SS4E1e, SS5H1e, SS5H3a, SS5G1a, SS5G1b

Presidents and Heroes
This program is appropriate for Grades 2 – 12.   (90 minutes)
This program provides students with a rare glimpse into the lives of the Presidents through the portraits and signed Presidential letters in the Booth’s collection. Through age appropriate gallery searches and hands-on activities, students discover a variety of notable facts about the Chief Executives from George Washington to Barack Obama.
GPS: SS2H1, SS2CG2a., SS3H2, SS3CG1, SS4H5c., SS4H4b,  SS5H3c., SS8H12

My First Visit
This program is appropriate for Pre-K students and includes a visit to Sagebrush Ranch. (75 minutes)
Children will delight in the wonders of the Booth Museum while discovering this exciting landmark in their community. This program is designed to target language, literacy, and creative development skills. Choose from 2 themes; Cowboys or Animals of the West for this fun-filled first visit to the art museum.
Performance Indicators: LD1f, LD1g, LD3c, LD4b, LD5m, SS3d, CD1a, CD1b, CD1d

Cowboys, Indians and Art
This program is appropriate for Kindergarten and First Grade and includes a visit to Sagebrush Ranch. (90 minutes)
Designed for young art lovers, this hands-on program introduces children to basic art concepts such as line, shape and color while enhancing their observation skills through developmentally appropriate activities designed around the Museum’s collection.
GPS: ELAKLSV1, FAVA.K.6, 7, 8 and 12, ELA1LSV1, FAVA.1.1, 7, 8, and 19, MKG1a

The Union Dissolved – American Presidents and the Civil War
This program supports Georgia Performance Standards for Grades 5 and 8. (2 hours)
From the Founding Fathers to Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House, explore the Presidents, underlying causes, and major battles of the tragedy that was the Civil War. Through guided activities in the Presidential and Civil War galleries, exploration of Civil War camp life and a hands-on art activity, students become eyewitnesses to the unfolding drama that threatened to tear the nation apart. This program takes place at the Booth Western Art Museum and is jointly taught by the Bartow History Museum. A complete Teacher’s Guide with integrated activities is available when this program is booked.
GPS: SS5H1, SS8H6
Cost for 2-hour program: $6.00 for students, $8.00 for parents / chaperones.

Special Events
Passport to the West
Thursday, October 21, 2010
9:00 – 1:00
$5.00 for students, Free for teachers and chaperones
This program is appropriate for Grades 2-12  
History comes to life for school groups during the 8th Annual Cowboy Symposium and Festival. Demonstrations of wood burning, pottery making, blacksmithing, chair caning, spinning, beading, chuck wagon cooking, lye soap making, and life at a trading post will fascinate students as they take this educational journey to the West. Living history performers, Jim Sawgrass and Little Big Mountain will present programs on Native American culture especially for students.
GPS: SS2H2, SS3E3, SS4H1, SS4H3, SS5H3, SS8H5

Engaging Temporary Exhibit
Ansel Adams: A Legacy
September 25, 2010 - March 13, 2011
This program is appropriate for Grades 4 - 12(90 minutes)
In this special program, students experience the life and work of famous American photographer and environmentalist, Ansel Adams. Students see a wide range of Adams’ photographs including sill-lifes, portraits, San Francisco Bay Area, the American Southwest, Yosemite and other National Parks. Discover how Adam’s work was instrumental in helping preserve National Parks and ultimately defined photography as a fine art.

Call Scheduling @ 770-387-3849
The Booth Western Art Museum
501 Museum Drive
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
770-387-1300
www.boothmuseum.org

Teacher Comments

“This was one of the best field trips we have ever taken. It was interesting, engaging and fun.” – Armuchee Elementary School, Floyd County

““The best field trip we have taken our children on, hands down. The tour was organized, developmentally appropriate, and interactive.” – Favorite Time Academy, Bartow County

“Fantastic!” – Cartersville Elementary School, Bartow County

“The students loved the Museum and did not want to leave.” – Poole Elementary School, Paulding County