Classroom/At Home Activities

A comprehensive series of gallery trails, videos, crafts, virtual tours, and other activities and resources are found below. Find what you need to engage with ROM’s collections before, during, and after your Museum visit. Whether you’re visiting with a school group, researching a project, or looking for fun games and activities to enjoy, there’s something here for everyone.

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Extend your ROM visit afterwards with fun and creative Activities based on the ROM’s collections. Explore curriculum content with engaging classroom Projects. Share your students' creations with us!

A teacher stands in front of a class. The board behind her shows a paper with a sketch of a sustainable school blueprint, some markers, and a planning sheet. Text says ROM Activity

Redesign your community or school in a sustainable way!

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A teacher stands at the front of a class. The board behind her displays a coloured life jacket surrounded by art supplies. Text says ROM Activity

Design your own addition to this inspiring exhibition

  • Grades 1 - 12
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
Teacher standing in front of a board showing small flowerpots painted with black-figure art

Decorate an ancient Greek-inspired vase.

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
White sugar crystals

Use some sweet kitchen chemistry to grow your own sugar crystals.

  • Grades 3 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
 Mosaic of a sun made from yellow, blue, and black squares.

Create a Roman-inspired mosaic

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
Chocolate chip cookie on grid paper, some chocolate chips removed or “mined” from the product beside it

Dig into the basics of mining by extracting chocolate chips from a cookie

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
A young man wears a white toga

Learn how to step out in style like an ancient Roman citizen

  • Grades 1 - 11
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
a shark overhead in the Schad gallery

Use predator-prey games to understand why ecosystems need predators

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
A hammerhead shark preys on rays

Use predator-prey games to understand how predators shape ecosystems

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
two sample court hats made by students doing the activity

Discover what a Chinese court hat tells you about its owner by creating your own

  • Grades 1 - 6
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
a girl holds a paper showing the name "Charlotte" in hieroglyphs

Learn to write your name like ancient Egyptian royalty

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A mummy lying on a red surface

Create a mini-mummy case to learn how ancient Egyptians planned for the afterlife

  • Grades 3 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14