Traveling Trunk

Mesoamerica Traveling Trunk: Grades 4th through 8th

Travelling Trunk The Mesoamerica Traveling Trunk Program (MTTP) is a magical six-week in-classroom, traveling exhibition that takes your students on a journey to the ancient lands and civilizations of Mesoamerica, ending with a compelling look into the lives of today's contemporary Latino artists.

Accelerated Hands-on Education

Each unit acts as a bridge linking the Pre-Columbian artisans, traditions, and civilization of Mesoamerica to the contemporary native cultures of Mexico, Central America, and the United States.

Each trunk comes with a Latino Art & Culture bilingual study guide, three complete videos, and audio programs with teacher guides. Also included are teacher and student reading materials, discussion questions, bilingual vocabulary, assessment tools, eight Pre-Columbian replicas and many captivating how-to-do bilingual classroom art projects and interactive bilingual take-home assignments.

How will it help me in the classroom?

MTTP program accelerates and sustains proficiency while supporting and addressing California State Standards in Social Studies, Language Arts, English as a Second Language, Math, and Science.

How much is it to rent a trunk?

MTTP is $125.00 for six-weeks, which includes all the above, teacher training, and onsite visits from our MTTP educators.

Fantastic, I want to rent a trunk! What is the next step?

Easy, just call Diego Monterrubio, Education Coordinator at 441- 4221 ext 101 or email him at diego@fresnoartmuseum.org

The Days of the Dead Traveling Trunk : Grades 5th - 12th

A Teacher's Guide includes the fascinating history and tradition of the Days of the Dead and features many of the popular art forms created to celebrate the holiday. The works of the renowned Mexican artists José Guadalupe Posada and Pedro Linares are introduced. Information about the six art reproductions is provided to guide students in discussions about the works. Four art activities, including papier-mâché figures, memorials, cut paper designs, and printmaking are included with a brief history of each and a lesson plan.

  • Six full-color, 8" x 10" art prints featuring whimsical skeletons involved in everyday activities.
  • Vocabulary is provided in each chapter.
  • Reproducible handouts offer a variety of activities across the curriculum.
  • Aesthetic questions are provided to help your students discuss issues concerning beauty, intent of the artist, and tradition.
  • Interdisciplinary activities include ideas for social studies, science, language arts, and cooking, which makes sharing this resource with other teachers very easy.
  • National Visual Art Standards and Assessment are addressed in each unit. Achievement Standards for grades 5-8 and 9-12 are given for each lesson.

Cost: 1-week $45

Resources

Contact Person

The FAM Travelling Trunk Education Program provides a culture-rich art experience to the classroom. For more information about this program, contact:

Diego Gutierrez Monterrubio
Education Coordinator
(559) 441-4221 ext. 101

Sponsor

The Traveling Trunk Program is made possible through a sponsorship by the James Irvine Foundation