Educator Resources

Explore art from your classroom with Public Art UHS’s Educator Resources. Lesson plans can be used in connection with a tour or to add public art to your existing curriculum. Let us know how you use these resources! With questions, in-service requests, or collaboration opportunities, please contact us at pauhsEDU@uh.edu.

Elementary

“A Little Memory:” Dorothy Hood and Collage
Recommended for Grades 3-5
Keywords: Collage, Abstraction, Modernism, Memory, International, Women Artists

Be a Toothpick Architect: Geometry and Jorge Pardo’s Folly
Recommended for Grades PreK-2 and Grades 3-5
Keywords: Architecture, Design, Geometry, Math, STEM, STEAM

Middle School

Action Figures: Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Character Designs
Recommended for Grades 6-8
Keywords: Graphic Design, Product Design, Comics, Graphic Novels

High School

The Big Shot: Andy Warhol and the Polaroid Portrait
Recommended for Grades 9-12 
Keywords: Photography, Film, Portraiture, Identity, Pop Art

Art Sheets

Learn more about our artworks and artists through these PDF resources consolidating a variety of different content on artists in our permanent collection and exhibitions. 

Public Art Studio

Join us for family-friendly art-making activities inspired by works in our permanent collection and temporary public art commissions.

Learn @Home

Whether you are on campus or offsite, Public Art UHS serves the community through engaging live and virtual programming. Access our digital programs and interactive learning content here.