Preschool Groups

Museum Looks and Picture Books

This program is especially for preschool groups with students ages 3–5. The program introduces the Museum and art concepts to young children through developmentally appropriate activities. During the 1 1/2-hour program, students have a picture book read to them in the galleries, explore works of art that relate to the book, and make an art project to take home. Visiting schools receive preparatory materials, including the selected picture book to read to students and to become a permanent part of the school library.

Cost: $100 per class. Class size is limited to twenty students. Groups with more than twenty students must register for two classes. Two classes can be accommodated on one day. Please bring one chaperone for every five students. Classes run from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Fee includes art materials and instructional hour. To register, call 215-684-7580.

Books and Lessons for 2017/2018 School Year

• October–November 2017
  Theme: Searching for Dragons
  Book: Have you seen my dragon? by Steve Light
  Museum Tour: Medieval and Asian Art
  Art Project: DIY Dragon
• December 2017–January 2018 | Partnership with the Culinary Literacy Center, Parkway Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia
  Theme: Food & Art
  Book: We’re Going to the Farmers’ Market by Stefan Page
  Museum Tour: Food in the Collection
  Art Project: Design your Dish!
• February–March 2018
  Theme: Triangles, Circles, Lines – oh, my!
  Book: What Can I Be? by Ann Rand & Ingrid Fiksdahl King
  Museum Tour: Modern Art
  Art Project: Mixed Media Worlds
• April–May 2018
  Theme: Seasons
  Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
  Museum Tour: Nature and Art
  Art Project: Paper collages
• June 2018
  Theme: Inspired by Our World
  Book: Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell
  Museum tour: Artists Inspired by their Environments
  Art Project: Colorful Murals