START WITH ART: Bird’s-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fireworks on Opening Night

We START WITH ART each morning with our kids (Jenna's kids are 6 and 10, Janet's is 9). This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. We find this little exercise each morning ignites creativity and sparks critical thinking. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy! Let's START WITH ART!

Title: Bird’s-Eye View of the Great New York and Brooklyn Bridge, and Grand Display of Fireworks on Opening Night

Artist: A. Major (Publisher)

Date: 1883

Medium: Color lithograph

Dimensions: 38.9 x 62.4 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• Look closely! What items do you see in this lithograph? 

• Do you see the cars on the bridge? What would it be like to be traveling across the bridge with the fireworks exploding? 

• How do the colors of the fireworks and the background colors work together in this lithograph? 

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