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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-249648-OMS-21.
American Indian Painters Series
Grades 6 through 8
The American Indian Painters Series teacher guide challenges students to consider the significance of Indigenous Peoples maintaining their traditions and experiences through creative expression.
Echoes on Easels: Indian Boarding Schools
Written by public historian and activist Heather Bruegl, Echoes on Easels: Indian Boarding Schools uses artwork from the Illinois State Museum collection to spark conversations with students about colonization, cultural traditions, and the history and impact of these institutions.
Echoes on Easels: Japanese Internment Camps
Echoes on Easels: Japanese Internment Camps uses artwork from the Illinois State Museum collection to introduce students to the constitutional and ethical issues surrounding internment camps, while challenging them to consider the purpose of incarceration.
Echoes on Easels: Treaties uses the painting State Names by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith to engage students in conversation about the complex history of commitments made and broken by the federal government and their lasting impact on Indigenous peoples.
Echoes on Easels: Visual Thinking Strategies
Echoes on Easels: Visual Thinking Strategies offers educators a quick-start guide to implementing Visual Thinking Strategies in the classroom, building confidence and deepening their knowledge of how to discuss artwork with students.
New Philadelphia: A Freedom Village
Grades 3 through 5
New Philadelphia: A Freedom Village guides teachers through the story of Free Frank McWorter and the founding of New Philadelphia.
