Museum-on-the-Go
Museum-on-the-Go
Bring Brooklyn Children’s Museum to your classroom through Museum-on-the-Go, a set of traveling cases that include authentic Museum collections objects and flexible curriculum. Learning with objects gives your students the chance to use observation and inquiry to make meaningful connections with their own experiences.
The following cases were developed in partnership with elementary school educators, with curriculum connections and alignment in mind.
Pre-K Cases
Six themed cases including Patterns, Senses, Movement, Nature, Comparisons, and Discovery.
Patterns
Can you spot the pattern? Students explore patterns found in natural and human-made objects through a combination of natural science and cultural artifacts.
Me and My Super-Sense Self
What do you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel? Students develop keen observation skills by engaging with cultural and natural science objects that focus on the five senses.
Movement and Motion
Students investigate how things work, from their own bodies to wheels, mechanical toys, and musical instruments, learning about movement in the world around them.
Nature’s Neighborhood
Students examine specimens found in nature alongside cultural objects inspired by the natural world, connecting the environment to human creativity.
Same and Different
Spot the similarities and differences! Students develop their analytical abilities by comparing and contrasting objects based on various attributes such as size, shape, color, texture, pattern, use, and material.
Wonder Box
Let your imagination run wild! Students embark on a journey of discovery using open-ended natural science and cultural objects, imagining stories and investigating unfamiliar items.
K – Third Grade Cases
Six themed cases covering Everyday Objects, Animals, Storytelling, Sound, Body Adornments, and Human Creations.
Everyday Objects
What do everyday objects reveal about the people who created and used them? Students consider material choices, form, function, and problem-solving through examining cultural artifacts.
Animals and Us
Students investigate how people draw inspiration from animals, examining how animal attributes and features spark human creativity and imagination.
Objects Tell Stories
Every object tells a story! Students practice creative thinking by using cultural objects to inspire play, storytelling, and imagination.
Soundscape
Listen up! Students develop keen listening skills and build sound-related vocabulary by exploring cultural objects and natural science specimens that produce sound.
Head to Toe
Students examine body adornments from around the world, considering both unique and universal reasons for human self-decoration.
What We Make
The objects we make tell a lot about us! Students expand their visual vocabulary related to materials and techniques by exploring cultural objects, reflecting on the material world around them.
Fees and Reservations
Case Rental: Use a Museum-on-the-Go case in your classroom or share it with other classes at your school. All cases include Educator resources and activity suggestions.
$200 for 2-week rental; $50 for each additional week; transportation to/from your school can be arranged for an additional fee.
Museum-on-the-Go was developed through generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Museum-on-the-Go for Pre-K
Museum-on-the-Go for Pre-K is a museum education project developed by Brooklyn Children’s Museum and piloted in 2020 and 2021. In partnership with pre-K teachers from Central Brooklyn, the Museum has assembled themed cases highlighting objects from their collection and produced a supplementary, flexible curriculum to support and expand your students’ experience.