 |
|
 |
|
|
Teacher
Resources
Fine Arts
Arts
CEDFA Art Page: The Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts offers this web site for Art teachers to use in the process of helping their students demonstrate the TEKS for fine arts. From TEKS information to instructional strategies and resources, this site has a lot to offer. (K-12) Artcyclopedia - The Fine Art Search Engine: Artcyclopedia is an efficient way to find information concerning your favorite artist or work of art. The comprehensive database includes links to an estimated 80,000 works by 7,000 artists. (K-12) ArtFul Minds: ArtFul Minds is a dynamic interactive site that gives teachers theoretical and practical information about art education, brain research, and technology use and integration. (K-12) Artsedge: Teaching Materials: The mission of ARTSEDGE has always been to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum. Ask Joan of Art: Do you have a question about American Art and don't know how to find the answer? Art information specialists at the National Museum of American Art, using print and electronic resources, will help you get started. Generally, you will receive an e-mail response within 5 working days. (PK-12) The Incredible Art Department: From lesson plans to chat rooms, this site has it all! Very helpful for the Art teacher of any grade. (K-12) African Art: This multicultural resource provides an introduction to African Art. The site is divided into four main sections, each containing projects, vocabulary and many images. (1-8) All About Art: This site is all about art and artists. Learn about famous artists, their styles, and see different kinds of art done by kids! Also includes links to other Internet Art sites and games. (3-5) Art Safari: A tour of the Museum of Modern Art fashioned just for kids that encourages learning about art by looking and sharing interpretations. (3-6) National Gallery of Art - NGAkids: This site takes children through a series of paintings explaining the general composition and themes as well as telling a story and even animating the painting. It is a good introduction for art classes, especially for slightly older children. (3-6) The @rt Room - The @rt Room is designed around the idea of "activity" centers that encourage kids to create, to learn, and to explore new ideas, places and things on their own. (3-9) ArtMagick: An online gallery of paintings and poetry from the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on artists "who have been forgotten or neglected in recent years." (6-8+) Mark Harden's Artchive: A very large site with an alphabetical list of artists in the left frame and a nice breakdown of art movements in the right frame. (2-12) AICT: This is an elegantly-presented collection of royalty-free art images which are copyright-free when used for instructional purposes. The site is broadly divided into time periods, and there are thumbnails for each image. Great resource for art history or lessons on comparative art styles. (K-12) Art History Resources: In-depth hyperlinked lists of Art History Resources divided by period. (6-12) Color Pencil Challenge: This website was created to challenge artists of all ages to try new techniques with colored pencil and other media. Also includes great lesson plans! (6-12) Early Childhood Art Lessons: Pre-school and primary teachers will find a variety art activities here. (PK-5) Art Touches the People in Our Lives: This site offers lesson plans that focus on themes of human feelings. Includes good ideas, related activities and supporting biographical information. (K-3) KinderArt Lessons: Over 300 art lessons for the classroom. Users can add their own lesson ideas to this site as well. (K-5) Art Takes Time: Lessons that have been organized in a timeline approach to art history. These lesson plans include concept, objective, vocabulary, materials, procedures and evaluation. (K-5) Elementary Art Education: Art lessons that have been written and gathered on various topics, historical time periods, and cultures throughout the world. (K-6) Elementary Art Lessons: Lots of Lesson Plans on Elementary Art from the Incredible Art Department. (K-6) K-6 Visual Art Lessons: Lots of good ideas from California State University Education Department. They will update and add lessons every semester. Teacher's Lounge: Elmer's Glue has a Teacher's Lounge section of their site that contains some great lesson plans. (K-7+) KinderArt: Over 225 free online lesson plans for children K-12. Also features a quiz, art education articles, art material recipes, art trivia, preschool activities, a kid's art gallery and bulletin board. Updated weekly. Getty ArtsEdNet: ArtsEdNet focuses on helping arts educators and general classroom teachers use the arts in their curriculum. A variety of teaching and learning materials can be found in the "Lesson Plan and Curriculum Ideas" section. Be sure and check out the virtual exhibition and web links too. (K-12) ˇdel Corazón!: An interactive webzine that draws on the National Museum of American Art's rich collection of Latino art, with curricular activities developed by and responsive to the needs of the K-12 learning community. Art Studio: This is a great place for younger students to learn how to draw and produce animated pictures. (K-5) AccessArt: An evolving collection of visually exciting, online workshops and arts educational activities aimed at all ages. AccessArt is a valuable meeting place for teachers and a creative and dynamic learning tool for pupils. These are fully supported by teacher's notes and printouts for pupils. (1-12) 3-D Drawing Lessons: PBS's Mark Kistler offers these 3-D drawing lessons online. His cartoon-type style appeals to children and instructions are fairly easy to follow. (3-6) Basic Art Lessons: A series of lessons that include pencil/blackpen drawing, perspective, pattern, negative space, lettering, collage, mixing color, art history and more. (5+) Jr. High/Middle School Art Lessons: A list of links to Art lesson plans. (5-8) Drawing - Art Studio Chalkboard: The University of Evansville Art Department provides detailed lessons on drawing and painting topics. (5-12) KinderArt Littles - Free Preschool Activities: Hundreds of free activities, recipes and other ideas for preschool art. (PK) First-School: Features a fun activity calendar, educational themes, crafts, printable activities, and links to other Internet resources in English and Spanish for children of preschool age. (PK-K) Idea Box: This site contains seasonal activities, craft ideas, preschool projects, printable pages of worksheets, music activities, kids' cooking activities, and more. (PK-1) DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids: Fun children's crafts, including printable craft templates for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids. (PK-3) Kindercrafts: Crafts for pre-school through elementary aged children. (PK-4) Craft Planet: Lesson plans designed with the educator in mind, offering simple and low-cost ideas for use in classrooms and as group crafting projects. (PK-6) Just Craft Recipes: A large collection of recipes for making various crafts ranging from simple dough recipes and fundough to bubble mixtures and face paints. (PK-6) Alphabetical Craft Index: Scroll down to see numerous arts and crafts projects. Crafts are organized by grade level. (PK+) EZ Art Ideas for Kids: EZ Art 4 Kids features children's art activities, plus suggestions for books and art related products. (PK+) Kid's Homemade Recipes: Over 100 recipes that include playdough, papier mache paste, craft clay, finger paint, jello finger paint, sand paint, bubbles, and slime. (PK+) Arts-N-Crafts: A list of arts and crafts with step-by-step instructions and easy to procure material lists for craft objects that can be made by one child or a classroom full. (K-3) Elmers.com: This is a collection of craft projects which primary level teachers can easily use in the classroom with their students. Each includes a simple illustration and instructions. The activities are grouped thematically. (K-6) i-craft: This site offers numerous craft projects for persons of all ages. Be sure to hit the "Teacher Zone" for creative lesson plans that incorporate crafts with core curriculum subjects. (K-12) CEDFA Theatre Page: The Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts offers this web site for Theatre teachers to use in the process of helping their students demonstrate the TEKS for Theatre. From TEKS information to instructional strategies and resources, this site has a lot to offer. (K-12) Children's Creative Theater: This site is a great resource for teachers and students interested in creative dramatics and theater. You'll find a short history of theater, a glossary of theater terms, creative dramatics games and activities, a skit, quizzes, and more! (K-8) Creative Drama & Theater for Youth Lessons: This site provides resources for use in Creative Drama and Youth Theater and has information about how to use drama in a classroom setting. (K-12) Creative Drama and Theater Education Resource Site: Offers a rationale, framework and activities for teachers and others interested in sparking creative genius in their students. (K-12) Storytelling, Drama, Creative Dramatics, Puppetry & Readers Theater for Children & Young Adults: A vast list of Drama links and resources. (4-8) Glossary of Theater Terms: Get back on cue with this online dictionary. (K-12) Improv Encyclopedia: Offers details on improv games, handles, concentration exercises, drama techniques, character exercises, warm-ups and much more. The activities provided can be used in any classroom to add a new dimension to curriculum. (2-12) Arthur: Dramatic Play and Creative Movement Skills and Activities: Marc Brown offers this list of activities teachers can use with their students to promote creative expression and movement in conjunction with the Arthur series of books. (PK-K) Creative Drama Lesson Plans: Tried and true lesson plans written by a drama teacher. Sort lessons by age, lesson type, or cross-curricular content. (K-12) Theater Lesson Plan Exchange: A variety of lesson plans and warmups for theatre educators. (K-12) The Drama Teacher's Resource Room: This site for Drama teachers strives to make it easier to encourage creative and challenging experiences for drama students. From lesson plans and backstage tips to great Drama links, this site is a great resource. (1-12) CEDFA Music Page: The Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts offers this web site for Music teachers to use in the process of helping their students demonstrate the TEKS for Music. From TEKS information to instructional strategies and resources, this site has a lot to offer. (K-12) Elementary General Music Teaching and Learning Center: This collection of resources for music teachers includes lesson plans, research, and theory. (K-8) Energy in the Air - Sounds From the Orchestra: This webquest features downloadable music clips, information about the instruments, quizzes, and a section on sound waves. The site also includes a history, description, and information on how to play each of the various instruments in the orchestra. (1-8) Stringstuff: A great resource for string music teachers and students. (3-8+) Instrument Encyclopedia: A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments. Also includes an instrument glossary. (6+) Glossary of Musical Terms: Provides explanations and definitions for musical terms. (1-12) K-12 Resources for Music Educators: An excellent collection of links for music education. Whether your interest is band, orchestra, vocal music, or just an overall interest in music, this site will connect you to what you want. Music Education: This Internet community for music educators has been a valuable source of information, services and resources for thousand of music educators all over the world for over five years. Be sure and hit the "Resources" section! (K-12) Music Education Center: Over 1000 Web sites organized by the National Arts Standards to support music educators. Provides links to music education sites, organized by topic, instrument, style and geographical area. (K-12) Music Education On-Line: This site is full of everything a music teacher could possibly need. From message boards, to resource links, this site has it all. (K-12) NotationStation: This site is a good example of how the Internet can be useful for teaching music. Students can practice their music and learn theory and teachers can write music on the site. (6-12) Bulletin Boards for the Music Classroom: Bulletin board ideas for music teachers. (K-12) Multilingual Song Book: Children's songs and nursery rhymes in over 20 languages. (Click on "Multilingual Songbook" in the yellow navigation bar at the top of the page.) (PK-3) Mojo's Music Mouseum: Find the lyrics to your favorite kids' songs here. Search for songs by title, subject, or general search. (K+) Music Education Lesson Plans: A list of great music lesson plans. (K-12) Music Lessons: A small collection of primary and intermediate music lessons. (1-12) Music Lessons and Activities: BigChalk offers this list of music lesson plans and activities gathered from other sites. (1-12) Ace Pintura, Art Detective: An on-line game about art history and art composition that students (grades 4+) can play independently or in small groups. Students must solve the case of Grandpa's painting, learning art composition, styles, painters, and technique along the way. (Site includes a worksheet) Inside Art: An Art History Game: An on-line game which explores a painting from the inside out. Students (grades 4+) can play this game independently or in small groups. (Site includes a worksheet) Art and Art History Educational Web Adventures: Immersive, interactive, and in-depth adventures about art. Eduweb specializes in educational games, simulations and learning modules. (K-12) The Headbone Derby - Revenge of Lunar Fringe: Ready to explore the wonders of the World Wide Web? Iz and Auggie's journey into the world of music, villains, fame and fortune fills 8 eye-popping episodes of web-surfing fun. Students in grades 4-8 can participate in this Internet research contest packed with puzzles they can solve on-line. iKnowthat.com Art: Students learn about art history while creating fun and interesting drawings with iKnowthat.com's state-of-the-art graphics, animation and sound delivering enriching educational web-based art activities. (K-6) For technical support please contact Shaunda Guthrie Technical Program Assistant, Project E-Teach, Education Service Center, Region XIII. |
home |
| |
|
|
 |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
||