Outreach Programs
Let the Children’s Museum of Manhattan staff come to you. Explore science through experiments and projects, learn literature through authors like Dr. Seuss and Beatrix Potter, or schedule an artist-in-residence program to create sculptures or make prints. Schedule a school-wide fair or weekly classes for an after-school program. All programs conform to New York State and City Performance Standards and are individually adapted to each grade level.
Author Studies
Seussology
Recommended for Grades 1 – 3
Theodor Geisel began as a political cartoonist before he transformed how children learn to read. Explore the whimsical connections he made between reading skills and moral messages by making oobleck, Lorax-inspired recycled paper and circus masks.
Peter and Potter
Recommended for Grades K – 2
Beatrix Potter was herself a scientist, publishing essays on nature that inspired her children’s books. By dissecting owl pellets and making bird houses, discover how she transformed her careful observations into beautiful illustrations and colorful characters such as Peter Rabbit.
Budding Bookmakers
Recommended for Grades K – 2
Discover how Caldecott-winning book illustrators created the images from your favorite books in this literacy and art class designed to develop reading and visual arts skills. Each session explores a different book and is followed by an art project in which students create their own illustration.
Ancient Greek Adventures
Recommended for Grades K – 5
Explore the myths and stories of ancient Greece. Build a Trojan Horse or design a temple freize, make mythical monsters and learn about the gods of Olympus and heroes of these ancient tales.
Artist-in-Residence
Art Adventures
Recommended for Ages 3 – 5 w/ Chaperones
Dribble, scribble, splatter and sculpt in this early childhood art class. Students explore the creative process through art materials, techniques and a whole bunch of imagination!
Kooky Creations
Recommended for Grades K – 5
Twist shapes out of wire, build wood structures and craft modern designs while exploring line, shape, color and texture.
Goofy Graphics
Recommended for Grades 2 – 5
Make a monoprint, create a silk screen and design a stamp in this class introducing design principles and the variety of styles with which prints can be made.
Science Samplers
“Sense” -ational Science
Recommended for Ages 3 – 5 w/ Chaperones
Students learn scientific methodology through investigations that teach how to make predictions, do experiments and make careful observations.
Bug Out!
Recommended for Grades K – 5
Take a look at how flies see, spiders make webs, butterflies change and fireflies glow in this investigation of the creepy crawly world. Students learn bug biology and the contributions insects and other creatures make to the environment.
Space Oddities
Recommended for Grades K – 5
How do stars burn or planets turn? Why is the sky blue or a black hole so dark? Explore space’s odd phenomena in this investigation of the universe, what’s in it and why it’s important for us to know.
Crazy Chemistry
Recommended for Grades 2 – 5
Make plastic, grow a crystal and mix up a rubber ball in this investigation of the elements, their unique properties and how we can apply them to some interesting applications!
Far Out Physics
Recommended for Grades 2 – 5
Learn why magnets attract, light shines, sound blasts and other far out answers to physics questions. Students learn the process of investigation and experimentation scientists pursue.
Gross Biology
Recommended for Grades 2 – 5
Ever wonder how your body fights germs? Or what happens when you sleep? Make ‘mucus,’ mix ‘blood’ and create a burp to find out what goes on inside the human body and why.
Outreach Programs Information
Scheduling Requirements:
Outreach Programs can be scheduled during school or after school hours.
Weekly sessions can be scheduled, or create a school-wide experience by selecting a single session that every class in a grade can enjoy.
Number of Students and Adults:
Classes must not exceed 25 students and one adult representative must stay in the classroom throughout the session.
Cost:
$200 flat rate per class per session.
Sign up for 10 or more sessions and receive a 10% discount.
Session Length:
Each session lasts 60 minutes.
Supplies:
All supplies are included, non toxic and washable.
Additional Information:
To receive a full description of programs which includes details of each session, please call 212-721-1223 x225.
Sessions from different programs can be mixed to create a customized sampler package.
View the ‘Schedule with CMOM’ section for additional details
