Sid Richardson Museum: Educator Guides

EDUCATOR GUIDES

NEW! Don't miss the additional Educator Guide lessons available at the links below**.

Thematic teacher guides for elementary classroom use, which include images, inquiry sheets and classroom activities, are available for download below.

Click on one of the four Educator Guide titles to view and download a PDF of the entire guide, or click on a line in the Contents list to view and download a single section. Overview the list of individual artworks and link directly to the corresponding lesson plan in any Educator Guide by clicking on the highlighted area below labeled – “Select a Lesson – Image List”.

You may also request a free companion CD-Rom which includes the teacher guides below as well as lesson images that are available in customizable slide show presentations and student handouts.

Guides are offered in the following themes.

Heroes of the Old West
Artists throughout the ages have captivated viewers with narrative works, using the language of art to outline setting, characters, and plot. The nineteenth-century American West provided a dramatic backdrop for Frederic Remington and Charles Russell’s spirited figures.

Contents
Introduction to Heroes of the Old West	4
Sid W. Richardson	6
The Museum	10
Frederic S. Remington	12
Charles M. Russell	14
Timeline (Artists, Texas, U.S. History)	16
Select a Lesson - Image List Lesson Plans	30
Student Activities	56
Teacher Resources	70

**The following new lesson has been designed for use with the Heroes of the Old West Educator Guide: Portrait of Sid Richardson

The First Americans
By the late 19th century, much of the Native American way of life was swiftly vanishing or had already disappeared. These visual documents offer a glimpse into the social order, language, symbols, and dress of the Native American of the past.

Contents
Introduction to The First Americans	4
Sid W. Richardson	6
The Museum	10
Frederic S. Remington	12
Charles M. Russell	14
Timeline (Artists, Texas, U.S. History)	16
Select a Lesson - Image List Lesson Plans	30
Student Activities	58
Teacher Resources	66

**The following new lessons have been designed for use with the The First Americans Educator Guide: Portrait of Sid Richardson, Many Snows Have Fallen, and The Pow-Wow

Pathways
The West was a symbol of health, wealth and freedom, its expanse of territory offering endless possibilities. Look for stories of those who traveled the western pathways in works by Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, Oscar Berninghaus and William Robinson Leigh.

Contents
Introduction to Pathways	4
Sid W. Richardson	6
The Museum	10
Frederic S. Remington	12
Charles M. Russell	14
Timeline (Artists, Texas, U.S. History)	16
Select a Lesson - Image List Lesson Plans	30
Student Activities	54
Teacher Resources	62

**The following new lesson has been designed for use with the Pathways Educator Guide: Portrait of Sid Richardson

Home on the Range
To Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, a cowboy’s honesty, individualism and honor symbolized all that was good about the American way of life. The romantic vision of an open range and the self-reliant cowboy summons us today in these paintings.

Contents
Introduction to Home on the Range	4
Sid W. Richardson	6
The Museum	10
Frederic S. Remington	12
Charles M. Russell	14
Timeline (Artists, Texas, U.S. History)	16
Select a Lesson - Image List Lesson Plans	30
Student Activities	52
Teacher Resources	62

**The following new lessons have been designed for use with the Home on the Range: An Educator's Guide: Portrait of Sid Richardson, The Apaches, and When Cowboys Get in Trouble

NEW LESSONS

Additional lessons to the Educator Guides include:

Many Snows Have Fallen
This lesson is designed for use with The First Americans: An Educator's Guide. The lesson encourages students to analyze and interpret Many Snows Have Fallen by Charles M. Russell. Students will learn that an artist can tell a story using words and illustrations.

The Apaches
This lesson is designed for use with Home on the Range: An Educator's Guide. The lesson encourages students to examine The Apaches! by Frederic Remington. Students will learn that artists, through the depiction of characters, action, and setting, can tell a story.

The Pow-Wow
This lesson is designed for use with The First Americans: An Educator's Guide. The lesson encourages students to examine The Pow-Wow by William Gilbert Gaul using critical thinking skills to discover how an artist creates a painting that is both documentary and expressive.

When Cowboys Get in Trouble
This lesson is designed for use with Home on the Range: An Educator's Guide. The lesson encourages students to view, analyze and interpret When Cowboys Get in Trouble by Charles M. Russell. Students will learn that artists, through arrangement of characters in a setting, can create a moment of action and drama.

Portrait of Sid Richardson
This lesson is designed for use with any Educator Guide. The lesson encourages students to view, analyze and interpret Portrait of Sid Richardson by Peter Hurd. Students will learn that a portrait can depict physical likeness and personality, as well as reference setting, time period and events.