Getty Center Self-Guided Activities for Grades K-5
Pre-Visit Activities
• Thirty-Second Look
• Protecting Art for Future Generations
• Video Introduction to the Getty Center
Post-Visit Activity
• Send a Postcard
• Thirty-Second Look
• Protecting Art for Future Generations
• Video Introduction to the Getty Center
Post-Visit Activity
• Send a Postcard
Print & Go Activities
Draw shapes, play 'I Spy,' weave a story chain, or have a debate! These activities, with simple instructions for chaperones, can be done in any gallery, with any work of art.
Draw shapes, play 'I Spy,' weave a story chain, or have a debate! These activities, with simple instructions for chaperones, can be done in any gallery, with any work of art.
Grades K–2: choose 3 activities for a 1-hour visit.
Grades 3–5: choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
Grades 3–5: choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
Meet the Children of the Getty
The 5 sheets in this activity explore works of art that depict children. For each, 2–3 prompts encourage close looking and self-reflection; fun facts provide connections to children's lives. Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
The 5 sheets in this activity explore works of art that depict children. For each, 2–3 prompts encourage close looking and self-reflection; fun facts provide connections to children's lives. Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
Grades K–2: choose 3 activities for a 1-hour visit.
Art Expeditions
Send students on a mission to find details from works of art in the galleries! Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
Send students on a mission to find details from works of art in the galleries! Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
Grades 3–5: each Expedition below includes 8–10 activities.
Choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
Choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
My Getty Adventure
These worksheets engage students in aspects of storytelling, using works of art as inspiration. Mix and match them to make your own itinerary. Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
These worksheets engage students in aspects of storytelling, using works of art as inspiration. Mix and match them to make your own itinerary. Before your visit, use the Image Bank to verify that works of art are on view.
Grades K–2: Choose 3 activities for a 1-hour visit.
Grades 3–5: Choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
Grades 3–5: Choose 4 activities for an 80-minute visit.
