Quick Pics are short 5-minute videos that introduce you and your class to a Norman Rockwell image. Notice and wonder about the elements and details that go into each image. Learn some fun facts and participate in an activity inspired by each image. There will be a new theme of images each week. These activities target grades K-6 . Learn more about this activity, download accompanying talking points, and access other curriculum on the NRM Curriculum Lab.
Curriculum Lab
A gifted storyteller and a masterful painter, Norman Rockwell was also chronicler of his times. His images celebrate the extraordinary in the commonplace, inspiring us to see that which we may not have noticed ourselves during the course of our busy lives. Universal and particular, his striking scenes of everyday life tell America’s story with affectionate humor, dignity and kindness. The beauty, warmth and integrity of his artworks, created for mass publication, resonates as strongly today as when they were first painted.
The lessons and ideas for learning in the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Curriculum Lab are adaptable for elementary and secondary grade levels, aligned to the Common Core Education Standards, and educators are encouraged to choose those best suited to individual class needs and educational goals.
Created in the Understanding by Design model, which promotes student engagement and encourages the application of knowledge in meaningful ways, the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Curriculum:
- focuses on “big ideas” worthy of deeper consideration
- frames units of study around essential questions
- offers a continuum of assessment methods to help promote student understanding
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