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My favorite was the Wichita Art Museum! I loved the area completely dedicated to children and feel like I learned the most from that experience!

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There are so many different ways to utilize art in learning. Art doesn't have to be just drawing and painting. Art can be used in the way you decorate your classroom (using calming colors, flexible seating, etc.). Art can be the book you read to the class or the calm down "Go-Noodle" you do when returning from recess. I think art is an important part of learning and should be valued in every classroom!

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Interactions with Children:
- When I visited there were no children present.

Art Integrated Activities:
- There was an art gallery
- There were many different classrooms for different types of art. There was pottery, painting, glass blowing - just about everything you could think of.
- They didn't have a specific children's area and it was a lot smaller than the Wichita Art Museum.

Take Away and Future Application:
- I had never been to City Arts so it was nice to visit. I thought it was cool to watch the artists working. In my future classroom, I will use the diversity of art that I saw in City Arts. Most of the time I feel like our brains are wired to think "draw!" "paint!" when we hear "art", but to see so many different forms of art was really cool, and I definitely will be creative and think outside the box when it comes to activities in my classroom.

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Interactions with Children:
- This art museum has an entire children's area where I witnessed children reading, creating art, and even just playing.

Art Integrated Activities:
- In the children's area there is an activity with instructions and materials set up, I thought this was so cool! Kids could grab the materials, hang out and work at their own pace to create art. This wasn't a class - just an activity for them to do on their own!
- The Wichita Art Museum also has children's classes such as painting and other activities.
- There are books and a theater as well!
- The entire "Living Room" was really art in itself, there are creatively shaped reading nooks and colorful chairs. The whole room is perfect for children.
- There also were exhibits of art that was created by children.

Take Away and Future Application:
- The Wichita Art Museum had so many ides I would use in my future classroom. I love the bright colors, flexible seating, and all the activities. One of my favorite aspects is how there were multiple "stations". Students could create, read, play - the possibilities are endless. I really think it would be a cool idea to present a lesson then offer options such as - "you can READ a book about tigers, DRAW a tiger, or learn our tiger DANCE" and have the different options be different stations around the room. My takeaway is there is a lot of great ideas at the Art Museum and I may visit again in the future for more!

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Interactions with Children:
- The Giraffe feeding was happening when I went. Kids (and Adults) were able to feed the Giraffes.
- Their new stingray exhibit was open, where kids can pet a stingray.
- There were multiple kids summer camps/latchkey groups visiting.

Art Integrated Activities:
- There are signs everywhere with times for different educational activities
- Even the fake footprints and statues all over the zoo are art. There were kids climbing on every statue we walked pass!
- The sounds/music/different cultural areas are a great way to keep kids engaged and not only learn about the animals but also the countries they live in!

Take Away and Future Application:
- The Sedgwick County Zoo is an amazing place to take students on a field trip or even get ideas for your own classroom. They always have creative events going on. During the Winter last year, they had a night-time light up art exhibit that covered the entire Zoo, which was pretty amazing to see! Using sounds and music to keep students engaged is a main idea I took from my visit to the Zoo. Another idea I will take away is to MAKE LESSONS INTERACTIVE! I feel like this is so important and students can really learn a lot without even realizing that they're learning - all they know is they're doing a fun activity.