Learn with SUMA
Want to learn more about art?! SUMA is excited to offer resources such as lesson plans, virtual tours, creative activities, and more to be used in the gallery, classroom and at home.
Learning Guides
Enhance your educational experience with SUMA’s Learning Guides, which contain historical information, and discussion questions related to our exhibitions.
Learning Guides Archive
Lesson Plans
Bring the museum back into your classroom with our Lesson Plans, connected to our current exhibition.
Classic: Works by Art and Design Faculty, Past and Present Lesson Plan
Classic: Works by Art and Design Faculty, Past and Present Lesson Presentation
Lesson Plan Archive
Hands on Activities
Create art at home with SUMA through our video tutorials, worksheets, and coloring pages.
Coloring Pages
Our talented SUMA staff have created coloring pages perfect for kids and adults! Download your favorites, color them in, and share them with us on Instagram by tagging @suma_museum or #SUMAatHome.
This Earth Classroom Activity
2021 Activities
April Project
March Project
February Project
January Project
2020 Activities
December Project
October Project
September Project
August Project
Instructions for Brilliant Book Arts
July Project
Instructions and printables for Monochromatic Mountains
June Project
Instructions for Letters Tessellations
May Project
Instructions for Blending Beautiful Butterflies
April Project
Instructions for creating Acrylic and Crayon Prints at Home
2020 Activities
December
Creating gingerbread people. For the book Catch That Cookie by Hallie Durand.
Paper monsters & emotions activity tutorial for the book Glad Monster Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda.
November Projects
Butterfly activity tutorial for the book Seniorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer and Marcos Almada Rivera.
Thumbprint picture activity tutorial for the book Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung.
October Projects
Ballot box and I voted stickers activity tutorial for the book Vote For Our Future by Margaret Mcnamara and Micah Player.
Paper sculpture activity tutorial for the book Henri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter.
September Project
Activity tutorial for the book Sam & Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Burnett and Jon Klassen.
July Project
Action Lines. For the book Just Line Around by Kinsy Mcvay.
June Project
Anywhere Self Portraits. For the book Anywhere Artist by Nikkis Slade Robinson.
May Project
If YOU Painted a Dinosaur. For the book If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur by Amy Newbold.
April Project
Self Portrait Paper Mosaics. For the book Pezzettino by Leo Lionni.