Learning Center: Art Memory

Art Memory Cover Artwork

Art memory is designed to engage students in identifying and associating artist names with a well known work of art that the artist created.

The students lay down the cards face up and have 30 seconds to memorize the names of the artists, or the paintings. Then the students flips the cards over and picks two cards to flip over. If the cards match the student will leave them face up. If the cards do not match, then the students flip them back over and try again. When playing multiple player, the students stack the cards that match next to them to see who can get the most matches.

This learning activity can be played single or multiple players and is for ages 6 and over.

Students engaging in Art Memory

Learning Board One- Artists and Famous works of Art

Learning Board Two: Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Learning Board Three: Artists and Famous works of Art

Learning Board Backing

Guess Who: Artists

First Graders playing 'Guess Who' with Artists learning game insert

Guess Who Artists is a Learning Center that can be utilized in the classroom to get students to actively participate in learning Art History as well as effectively evaluating works of art.

Utilizing this game in the classroom has shown positive results. Many of the students are familiar with the Guess Who game already, which cuts down on the instructions and limits classroom interruptions.

Students engage in interviewing other students by asking questions about paintings to figure out which artist the other student has chosen. The students ask questions like "Does your painting have a person in it?" or "Is your artwork a painting?". The game gets more involved as we learn about different artists throughout our curriculum.

Blue Game Board for 'Guess Who'

Red Game Board for 'Guess Who'

This Game was a part of our workshop at the PAEA conference on October 21st 2011 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The art educators who attended the conference loved this game!!!

Learning Center Game: A picture says a thousand words

This game incorporates Art History, Math, Reading and Writing Skills.

When students finish projects early, or there is extra time in the beginning or end of the lesson, the Learning Center is an ideal place for students to occupy time, and learn as well as participate in activities. Ideally the games should incorporate the primary subject, as well as incorporate other subjects. They should be created to involve one or more students, and can be continued to play on an ongoing basis, and have adaptations for Special and Diverse learners.

In this game the students will roll the dice to pick a 'genre' of art (i.e. Landscaping, Modernism, Portraits, and Fantasy Art). They then make a collage using the materials supplied: magazine clippings, computer printouts, newspaper clippings, etc). Once they have finished the collage the students will then write a short story about their collage and share it with the group.

The collages are then laminated and stored in the box to be used later. Their are also pre-collaged cards with prompts on the back if time is limited, or if special needs students would like to participate and are unable to create a collage.

Outside of Box

Inside the Box