Outreach Lesson Modeling: Pre-Visit Lessons

Interactive experiences that prepare students for their tour at the museum

Pre-Visit Lessons prepare teachers and students for their encounters with Himalayan Asia with thought-provoking explorations led by one of our engaging museum educators. Lessons can be scheduled either in school or at the museum’s state-of-the-art Education Center before guided tours begin.

Lessons are founded on inquiry-based discussions about objects from the museum’s teaching collection to support age-appropriate learning, and generate curiosity and excitement about the upcoming trip to the museum.

Outreach Lesson Modeling: Pre-Visit Lessons

• $50 per session
• Sessions are one period long (approximately 45 minutes)
• 60 students maximum: In-school pre-visit lessons
• 30 students maximum: Education Center pre-visit lessons
• All programs are subject to availability, so book early!
• All lesson plans and materials are available for download below so that teachers can lead their pre-visit lessons independently.

Choose from:

Animal Symbolism (Recommended for all grades)
Students will examine the use of animal symbolism in Hindu and Buddhist art and discuss how these forms suggest more complex meanings, before designing their own animal helpers!
Download Animal Symbolism Lesson Plan and Handouts

Marvelous Mandalas (Recommended for all grades)
This lesson focuses on mandalas, compelling geometric forms frequently depicted in Buddhist art. Students will examine and decode images of mandalas and explore their geometric and symbolic elements.
Download Marvelous Mandalas Lesson Plan and Handouts

Powerful Protection (Recommended for grades 3-12)
Protection is a recurrent theme in Himalayan art. Students will examine and decode images of protection and make connections to protection in their own lives.
Download Powerful Protection Lesson Plan and Handouts

Download Registration Form:
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For more information, call 212.620.5000 x262 or email education@rmanyc.org.

Pre-Visit Lessons are made possible, in part, by The Bay and Paul Foundations.