Grades/Level: Lower Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5) |
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Activity Overview |
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Students create an image based on something they saw during their visit to the Getty Museum. They then compose short messages to friends. |
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Learning Objectives |
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Students take a moment to reflect on their Getty Museum visit and express what aspect of the visit was most memorable to them. Other students benefit from discussing the collective memories of the group. |
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Materials |
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Activity Steps |
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1. Download the "Send a Postcard" template. If possible, print or photocopy the template onto thick paper or card stock. Make enough copies for every student. Have students each cut out the postcard template out of the larger piece of paper.
3. Each student can draw an image of the most memorable thing he or she saw at the Getty Museum on the blank side of his or her postcards. 4. Each student should write the name and address, if known, of the person to whom he or she is writing the lines of the postcard. 5. Students should write two to three sentences about their visit using complete sentences and descriptive words. You may wish to have them compose their messages on a separate piece of paper before writing on their postcards. 6. Discuss responses as a larger group. Ask students follow-up questions such as:
7. When postcards are complete, display them in the classroom. |
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