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Museum Practice for Students

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Before any of us can learn to enjoy a trip to an art museum, we need to learn how to behave. This list of activities describe the behavior expected on a trip to an art museum. Each behavior comes with an activity intended to demonstrate why following museum rules is so important. 

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visual literacy, field trips, behavior

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behavior, field trip, visual literacy, museum practices, setting expectations art appreciation, visual and performing arts
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K - 5th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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