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Utilized our lesson plans to inspire learning through step-by-step explorations of art from the Des Moines Art Center’s collections.
Bring the museum galleries into your classroom, and ignite your students’ imaginations and creativity through Des Moines Art Center lesson plans. These activities are open ended, adaptable, and each designed around one work of art with an accompanying theme. Use these artful lesson plans to help your students build critical thinking, cultural awareness, empathy, and a connection to the shared human experience. Discover how, through art, students find space to express themselves and see the world in new and meaningful ways.