First layers of paint for watercolor landscapes by Sixth Grade Altanta Elementary students 
Sandpaintings by Hopedale Fourth Graders |
Lessons created for 2001-2 school year
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Glossaries of Terms
Links to other lessons
- Art Education and Art Edventures a comprehensive site that covers lessons, history and terminlogy, and interactive online programs
- ARTSEDGE: Teaching Materials from the Kennedy Center for the Arts making connects between the arts and other studies. Features "minisites" which are resource rich, self-contained explorations of a particular theme or subject.
- ArtsEdNet arts education website from the Getty Museum featuring lessons and a guide for learning and teaching the arts
- Art Access from the Art Institute - examines objects from the permenant collections in five areas (ancient, modern, American, Impressionist & African American) providing lesson plans, glossary, family activities and suggested books/media
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - at Education>Teacher Resource Site - lessons, info on artists and artwork and examples by students
- Artsonia - an online students' art museum showcasing artwork from around the world, including shared lessons, family projects and workshops
- Crayola for Educators - featuring lesson plans, early childhood creative experiences, and art techniques
- KinderArt - free art lessons and classroom ideas
- Virtual Curriculum: Elementary Art Education - lessons in the elements and principles as well as for the continents
- DramaOneNotesExercises - twenty-five exercises to prepare students for acting developed by Foothill High School in Palo Cedro, California. While it is designed for older students, many exercises can be adapted to a younger students
- Theater Lesson Plan Exchange- lessons, exercises, and links to elementary and high school appropriate theater sites
- Ask ERIC Art Lesson Plans - government clearing house of lessons and education information
- Eyes on Art: Learning to Look Curriculum - series of lessons on how to view art and the world
Links to art sites
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Visual Arts
Theater and Drama
Music
Dance
Other reference material and fun stuff
- National Gallery of Art Free Loan Program covering American art, ancient art, "isms" and general introductory surveys of art from the Gallery
- Online Programs - National Gallery of Art covering teacher's guides, in-depth studies and classroom activities
- Biography.com: Classroom Resources
- PBS TeacherSource: Arts and Literature - activities can be searched by topic and grade level
- Educational Web Adventures: Art and Art History, science and history - interactive sites for students exploring landscape painting to architecture
- More interactiveArtEdventures exploring painting composistions, architecture, industrial design and basic elements
- Enhanced Learning - Lots of coloring pages for the arts/artists but some fun activities for other disciplines
- Native Tech Native American Technology and Art - covering history and technology of beading, weaving, leather work and more
- Daily Life of Romans - student built site that covers Roman garb - good for costume reference
- Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Art of the Ancient World
- Portrait of Character from the National Portrait Gallery - a monthly flyer featuring a portrait from the collection and a biography on the sitter
- 1966: Stark Raving Mod! The best place on the Web for the fab fashions and groovy gear of the Sixties
- Learn Chinese Characters from Cartoon University - three videos covering the origins and meanings of Chinese characters
- Native American Indian Studies for Grade Schoolers
- Peruvian Weaving - covering making yarn, looms, traditional patterns, and teaching the next generation
- Glaze Tech A Course in Basic Glaze Technology for Beginners
- Art Historian's Guide to the Movies Think you saw a famous work of art in a movie? This site will tell what it was and who did it.
- Geometry through Art
- Views of the Solar System - beautiful images good for "interplanetary exploration of the mind"
- Discovery Channel: Animation Maker - students can create their own 30 second movie using the story board menus
- Association for the Advancement of Arts Education - programs, lessons, resources and research materials
- Art After School - a reference book for starting an afterschool art program in your community
- Dover Publications: Art Books
- Illinois Arts Council - possible funding source - check out the Art-in-Education Residency Program Grants (due February 15 for the following year)
Museums
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