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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.
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.
Interactive Virtual Tours for Students
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 paintings, statues, and objects in this Art Encounters Interactive Tour.
Library Encounters
Discover manuscripts, maps, photographs, ephemera, and printed books in this Library Encounters Interactive Tour.
Botanical Encounters
Unearth bonsai, succulents, cycads, blooms, and a variety of plants in this Botanical Encounters Interactive Tour.
Watch, Learn and Make
Students can watch a video, learn about items in the Huntington's collections, and make the corresponding project.
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)