| How big is a building
compared to me? |
How do skyscrapers
stand up? |
How did architecture
constructed for immigrants to Chicago help remind them of their
homeland? |
How can reading about
architects give us clues about their work? |
What are caryatids
and how are they used in buildings? |
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binder format with 5 subject tabs |
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“Teaching
with architecture and the built environment taps into
children's curiosity about their surroundings… Some
of the most exciting and energizing moments in my teaching
experience have been during Schoolyards to Skylines
lessons.”
- teacher at North Kenwood
/ Oakland Charter School, Chicago |
You and your students will
never look at buildings the same way again!
Schoolyards to Skylines
is a resource book of 47 lessons for teachers in Kindergarten
- 8th grade. The 500-page book uses both famous and lesser-known
buildings, sites, people, and events in Chicago as tools for
teaching units in social sciences, science, mathematics, language
arts, and fine arts. Each lesson strengthens the fundamental
educational skills of students and is solidly based on state
and city academic standards.
Whether you live and teach within the city of Chicago, in
a nearby suburb, or elsewhere in the US, Schoolyards to
Skylines will become an indispensable resource. Available
for $60 at www.shopcaf.org.
Also available in the ArchiCenter Shop in the Santa Fe Building,
224 South Michigan Avenue.
For more information or quantity discounts, contact:
education@architecture.org
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Education Department
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312.922.3432
We wish to acknowledge the following
foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose generous
grants have provided support for
Schoolyards to Skylines:
The American Architectural Foundation
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs / CityArts IV
Arie & Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois Arts Council, a state agency
Illinois Department of Natural Resources / Public Museum Operating
Grant
The Joseph Kellman Family Foundation
Peoples Energy
The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Polk Bros. Foundation
We extend special thanks to the supporters who shared our
initial vision for Schoolyards
to Skylines, and whose generous
contributions made it possible for us to establish the program.
A grant from The Joseph Kellman
Family Foundation supported the
first printing of the Schoolyards
to Skylines curriculum.
Funding from The Elizabeth Morse
Charitable Trust enabled the
Chicago Architecture Foundation to create the Elizabeth Morse
Learning Studio, where we conduct Schoolyards
to Skylines professional development
workshops for teachers.
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