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Introduction
This exhibit gives students an opportunity to study and analyze a variety of historical documents in the
form of children's artwork drawn during various times of war, and as such provides them practice
working with primary sources.
People who study history look at many sources to learn how people lived and worked in the past.
Written and non-written resources that come from a period or place are most fascinating. The study of
art, as primary source documents, helps to bring history to life. When looking at these documents it is
important to think carefully about their origins: when they were drawn or painted as well as where they
were created, and, above all, who drew them.
Teachers of elementary, middle and high school can find sample activities on these matrixes for their
appropriate grade levels. It is the goal of these sample activities to provide teachers with learning
strategies that address key concepts and themes found in the Elementary/Middle School Performance
Standards for English Language Arts (ELA), the New York State Learning Standards for the Visual Arts
and the New York State Social Studies Resource Guide and Core Curriculum. These matrixes show at a
glance how you might utilize these materials. Many of the suggested activities intersect, simultaneously
fulfilling the standards in more than one content area.
