The Museum is a fascinating place for teachers and students to explore. It offers discussion-based tours that engage students of all ages. The study of icons and Russian culture yields rich connections to a wide variety of curriculum areas, including history and social studies, art and art history, and English Language Arts. We can customize your classroom visit to meet your instructional goals and curriculum needs.
These lessons comprise a series developed by graduate students in Tufts University’s Museum Studies program as assignments for the course Curriculum Development for K-12/Museum Collaborations.These lessons are works in progress intended to show educators the scope of educational opportunities that the Museum can create for students.
Some lessons are designed to take place at the Museum, while others were created for teachers to use in the classroom. They can be printed out and used as is, or they can serve as a starting point for other lessons.The Museum looks forward to working with educators to tailor the experience for their students.
The Lesson Plans
Click on the links below to download complete lesson plans in printable PDF format.- MASTER VOCABULARY AND ICON LIST
- Kindergarten: Sorting and Classifying
- Grade 1: Icons Are Symbols
- Grade 1: Russian and American Folktales
Welcome by Dimitri and Masha:
A presentation for Grade 1 to introduce Russian and American Folktales - Grade 2: Chronology and Character
- Grades 3 and 4: New Words and New Experiences
- Grades 3 and 4: Comparing and Contrasting
- Grade 4: Objects in Icons
- Grade 4: Salt Merchant of Solovky
- Grade 5: The Icon Writer as Author and Mathematician
- Grades 5 and 6: Understanding Symbols in Icons
- Grades 6 to 8: How Icons Are Made
- Grades 6 to 8: Exploring Russian Icons
- Grades 7 to 12 Saints in Paint: Symbols and History
Saints in Paint Slide Show:
A presentation for grades 7 to 12 to accompany the lesson plan Saints in Paint
- Grades 7 to 8: Understanding Icons: Finding Meaning in Color
- Grades 8 to 12: Illustrating Icons
- Grades 9 to 10: Wondrous Deeds, Wondrous Values
- Grades 9 to 12: The Russian Revolution and Iconography
- Grades 9 to 12: Windows into Worlds: Interpreting & Reinterpreting a Story
- Grades 9 to 12: Analyzing Character
- Grade 12: Interpreting Icons Through Visual Language
For information please contact Tara Young at
978.598.5000, ext. 13 or email: tyoung@museumofrussianicons.org
The images in the grid below may be used with the lesson plans. Click on the thumbnails to download high resolution 8" x 10" versions of each - suitable to print on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper.
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A Story of St. Nicholas (MOV File)
Curriculum Frameworks: Click Here