Learning at Home

Standards-aligned resources for teachers and activities for students to support learning at home.

Close Looking at The H

Students can watch these short videos to practice close looking. Each video explores an object from The Huntington’s collections and includes questions, prompts, and time for observation.

Wallet

This video invites viewers to look closely at a wallet made around 1775. Explore this object with questions about the design, maker, and owner.

Head of a Boy

This video invites viewers to look closely at Head of a Boy by Sargent Claude Johnson. Explore this sculpture with questions about stoneware, sculpture, and the Harlem Renaissance.

Anthurium waroquianum

This video invites viewers to look closely at a queen anthurium. Explore this rainforest plant with questions about adaptations, shapes, and patterns.

Golden Barrel Cactus

This video invites viewers to look closely at a golden barrel cactus. Explore this cactus with questions about adaptations, shapes, and patterns.

An Aloe herbarium Specimen

This video invites viewers to look closely at an aloe specimen from The Huntington's herbarium. Explore this specimen with questions about plant features, preservation, and label analysis.

Octavia Butler's Manifesto

This video invites viewers to look closely at a personal manifesto by Octavia E. Butler. Explore this document with questions about goal-writing, perseverance, and self-motivation.

Sarah Siddons

This video invites viewers to look closely at an 18th-century portrait of an actor. Explore this portrait with questions about posture, costuming, and background.

Going Home

This video invites viewers to look closely at "Going Home" by Louisiana Bendolph. Explore this artwork with questions about quilting, printmaking, and what is art.

Tony Brand Citrus Box Label

This video invites viewers to look closely at a Tony Brand, citrus box label from 1920 to 1930. Explore this work with questions about ephemera, collecting, and citrus box labels.

Unique Map of California

This video invites viewers to look closely at "The Unique Map of California." Explore this work with questions about map design, California's history, and why this map was made.

Commemorative Olympic Torch

This video invites viewers to look closely at a commemorative Olympic torch. Explore this object with questions about the Olympic Games, Otis Chandler, and the design of an Olympic torch.

Juniper in Round Design

This video invites viewers to look closely at Juniper in Round Design, published in China in 1633. Explore the ways this work exemplifies woodblock printing, artistic collaboration, and natural imagery.

Electrical Products Design

This video invites viewers to look closely at Electrical Products, Design no. 755-B. Explore the ways this print illustrates the development of LA's new Chinatown and the architectural style of the building.

Aloe 'Tangerine'

This video invites viewers to look closely at A. 'Tangerine,' a plant found in the Desert Garden. Explore this plant with questions about color, succulents, and adaptations.

Maria Sybilla Merian's Metamorphosis

This video invites viewers to look closely at an 18th-century scientific illustration. Explore this image with questions about natural science, insect behavior, and insect life cycles.

light switch by Frederich Hammersley

This video invites viewers to look closely at the light switch by Frederick Hammersley. Explore this artwork with questions about mathematics, art, and color.

Emily Anderson: Little Red Riding Hood by Sir Thomas Lawrence

This video invites viewers to look closely at "Emily Anderson: Little Red Riding Hood" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Explore this artwork with questions about costuming, theater, and self-expression.

An 18th Century Medical Atlas

This video invites viewers to look closely at a page from an 18th-century medical atlas. Explore this image with questions about anatomy and the elements of art. 

Encounters Series

Students can take a virtual tour of works of materials in The Huntington's library, art, and botanical collections, and learn about collecting, complete activities, and watch short videos.

Art Encounters

Explore portraits, sculptures, objects, and landscapes.

Art Encounters Level 1
Art Encounters Level 2
Art Encounters Level 3

Library Encounters

Discover manuscripts, maps, photographs, ephemera, and printed books.

Library Encounters Level 1
Library Encounters Level 2
Library Encounters Level 3

Botanical Encounters

Unearth bonsai, succulents, cycads, blooms, and a variety of plants.

Botanical Encounters Level 1
Botanical Encounters Level 2
Botanical Encounters Level 3

Watch, Learn and Make

Students can watch a video, learn about items in the Huntington's collections, and make the corresponding project.

Made in L.A. 2020: a version—Jill Mulleady

Learn about contemporary artist Jill Mulleady and make your own artwork.

Made in L.A. 2020: a version—Kandis Williams

Learn about contemporary artist Kandis Williams and make your own "Dead File".

Made in L.A. 2020: a version—Buck Ellison

Learn about contemporary artist Buck Ellison and make a collage.

Drawing Upon Nature

Learn about drawing and sketch some fruit.

What's That Smell?

Learn about the Corpse Flower and construct your own.

The Last Orange Grove in Town

Learn about The Huntington's orange grove and create your own citrus label.

Botanical Art

Learn about botanical art and create your own artwork.

Red Earth

Learn about Lita Albuquerque's installation Red Earth and document this moment in time.

Imagine a Person

Learn about artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and create a figural artwork.

Map Your Experiences

Learn about maps in The Huntington’s collections and the people who made them before creating your own map.

Make a Myriorama

Learn about a myriorama in The Huntington’s collection designed in 1824, then make your own.

Design a Menu

Learn about The Huntington’s collection of menus from Los Angeles’s Chinatown in the 1930s, then create your own menu featuring your favorite foods.

Lesson Resources for Teachers to Use or Share with Students

Standards-aligned lesson resources to support learning at home. Explore by grade level. Primary sources, organizers, and ideas for differentiation included in each resource.

Community

Use these resources to explore the importance of community.

• Community for grades K-2 (pdf)
• Community for grades 3-5 (pdf)
• Community for grades 6-8 (pdf)
• Community for grades 9-12 (pdf)

Beauty and the Natural World

Use these resources to inspire an appreciation of the natural world.

• Beauty and the Natural World for grades K-2 (pdf)
• Beauty and the Natural World for grades 3-5 (pdf)
• Beauty and the Natural World for grades 6-8 (pdf)
• Beauty and the Natural World for grades 9-12 (pdf)

Journeys and Journeying

Use these resources to learn about the journeys people have taken and imagine the journeys you might take.

• Journeys and Journeying for grades K-2 (pdf)
• Journeys and Journeying for grades 3-5 (pdf)
• Journeys and Journeying for grades 6-8 (pdf)
• Journeys and Journeying for grades 9-12 (pdf)

Slowing Down: The Artist's Pace

Use these resources to consider exemplary artworks, like those of Huntington artist-in-residence Enrique Martínez Celaya, and reflect on our own artwork.

• Slowing Down for grades K-2 (pdf)
• Slowing Down for grades 3-5 (pdf)
• Slowing Down for grades 6-8 (pdf)
• Slowing Down for grades 9-12 (pdf)

Creating Memories: Photo Album-Making with Jack London

Use these resources to will explore how early photographers used photo album-making as a creative way to document life and the world around them.

• Creating Memories for grades K-2 (pdf)
• Creating Memories for grades 3-5 (pdf)
• Creating Memories for grades 6-8 (pdf)
• Creating Memories for grades 9-12 (pdf)