Window Wonders: Shapes and Colors

This lesson plan engages young children in exploring stained glass windows located at the Museum at Eldridge Street. Download the full lesson plan and worksheet, large versions of the images, or send it  home as an activity for parents and children to do together!

Curricular connections for your classroom include: Color, Pattern, Shape, Architecture, Neighborhood and Counting.

Look closely!

Share these ideas and questions with your students: 

  • What do you see that makes the building look special?
  • How is it the same or different from your school or apartment building?

Create your own Rose Window: Click here for the Instructions and Worksheet!

Explore Further!

Visit the Museum at Eldridge Street to see the Rose Window in-person. It is one of NYC’s most spectacular National Historic Landmarks, nestled in a unique part of the city where Chinatown meets the old Jewish Lower East Side. 

Explore these Cool Culture partner institutions to look for even more stained glass:

Visit your local library to find more stained glass: check out Arthur and the Sword by Richard Sabuda for cool illustrations!

Lesson adapted from a workshop given by Miriam Bader, Director of Education, the Museum at Eldridge Street.