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Standards
Art
Standards - state and national standards
The National Standards for Arts Education - Developed by the Consortium of
National Arts Education Associations (under the guidance of the National
Committee for Standards in the Arts)
Multilinks
ArtJunction - [this
link opens on a new page] choose something to see, learn or do in their
activity centers. Brief descriptions are provided to give you some idea of what
to expect in each area: a gallery section of children's art work, art project
ideas, links and more.
ArtBot
- [this link opens on a new page] from Professor Garfield
- art video and lessons - The lessons are extremely varied and teach children
step-by-step how to draw and even create a very realistic sculpture.
ArtsEdge
from the Kennedy Center - [this link opens on a new page]
helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts. A MarcoPolo partner site.
Arts
Education page for K12 - Numerous links to craft ideas, museums, teacher resources,
lesson plans, and Art History.
Art
Games - from The Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Many activities on this site!
[close the pop-up games page to return to this page]
Art Hotlist - one
of the Franklin Institute Educational Hotlists
Art
Safari -Museum of Modern Art’s website - investigate and create different
animals.
Artist's
Toolkit - [this link opens on a new page] Artists
use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build
works of art. Learn about these concepts in a variety of ways.
ArtsConnectEd
- [this link opens on a new page] posted by the Minneapolis
Institute of Art (the Playground is interactive)
Crayola
Art Education - lesson plans, creative experiences, art techniques, and teacher
resources
Imagination
Factory - [this link opens on a new page] The
Imagination Factory integrates art with science and social studies to teach solid
waste management concepts in a fun and entertaining way.
The
Incredible Art Department - [this link opens on a new
page] guess whose enigmatic smile greets you to the Art Department
Invention
at Play - [this link opens on a new page] from
the Lemelson Center
Lifetime
of Color - [this link opens on a new page] Art
Education and ArtEdventures from Sanford features four main areas; Create Art,
Study Art, Play Art Games, and Teach Art.
Lifetime
of Color - Technique Demos - [this link opens on a new
page] Discover how great artists made their famous works while learning
tips and techniques for creating your own art!
My
Window to Art - [this link opens on a new page]
lessons on painting, drawing, mixed media, 3D and more
Schoolhouse:
The Arts - [this link opens on a new page] many
topics and links to choose from
SmartHistory
- a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute)
for the traditional art history textbook
Visual
Arts Resources - [this link opens on a new page]
interactive web sites on various topics
A. Pintura
- [this link opens on a new page] Art Detective -
an online game about art history and art composition
Art
History Resources on the Web - [this link opens on a
new page] from prehistoric to 20th century, there are also links to non-European
art and museums
The
Art Kids - [this link opens on a new page] lesson
plans for K-6 and 7-12 (Caution: this is a free site hosted by
GeoCities and occasionally you will find that it has exceeded its allocated data
transfer. Go early in the hour.)
Art
Webquest - Visual arts; 5th grade but can be adapted - major art movement
research; select the paintings which best represent this period in art.
Artful
Installations: 3D Constructions - 8th grade major art talent class, but it
is easily adaptable to all age groups: students use problem-solving skills, communication,
and a diversity of tasks to create a three-dimensional version of a two-dimensional
painting
Chasing
Vermeer: A DaVinci Code for Children - observe and explore famous paintings
by Vermeer. They will do online research about the history of this artist and
his paintings, noting the particular use of his light, shadow and interior settings
China
CultureQuest - Lesson plan - learn about Chinese brush painting, calligraphy,
and names then practice using the brush with tempera paint, as they draw and write
Chinese words they find in their online research
Claude
Monet - students explore and appreciate the life and work of Impressionist
artist Claude Monet. They gather information to write a biography on him and sketch
an original landscape in his style.
Compare
and Contrast - [this link opens on a new page]
Select two works of art from a list of 26. Then click the "Begin Essay"
button in the selection box that displays your selections to write your own short
essay comparing the works of art. This is a display from the Minneapolis Institute
of Arts.
How to Draw It - how
to make stylized cartoon type drawings of lots of animals [47
on the day we found this page]
How
to Draw (for Kids) - these step-by-step drawing exercises are designed for
children [35 currently listed - mostly animals] on 3/25/09
Favorite
Art Lessons from the incredible Art Department - [this
link opens on a new page] This site lists lessons from Early Childhood
to Undergraduate. Wow! They even have lesson suggestions for days when you will
have a substitute.
Inside
Art - [this link opens on a new page] an adventure
in art history by Educational Web Adventures
The
National Standards for Arts Education - [this link opens
on a new page] Developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations
(under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts)
Perspective
- lesson; learn how to use perspective in your drawings and paintings to create
the illusion of depth
Picasso
- [this link opens on a new page] The works of Pablo
Picasso are presented at the OnLine Picasso Project (7,044 catalogued works)
Teach
Art - [this link opens on a new page] lesson plans
from Sanford
Think
Art - [this link opens on a new page] many lesson
plans
Explore
and Learn - [this link opens on a new page] from
the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Six activities and four types of learning experiences
are provided.
Museum Network
- [this link opens on a new page] 33,000 museums worldwide,
links to museum learning adventures on the Web.
Webmuseum
- [this link opens on a new page] exhibits, paintings,
and resources.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art - [this link opens on a new page]
View exhibitions and installations at the museum. On their Education
page you can find an excellent variety of educational experiences with images
of works of art and detailed descriptions of educational opportunities at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The
National Gallery of Art - [this link opens on a new page]
one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in
painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present - Go
there to browse their collection. While there, stop and explore Watson
and the Shark, John Singleton Copley's famous painting of "Watson and the
Shark" which was inspired by an event that took place in Havana, Cuba, in 1749.
Resources
4096 Color
Wheel - Hover over the wheel to view colors. Click to choose a web-smart color
The
Alphabet of Art - This site explains, in simple terms, the elements of visual
design.
ArtKidsRule
- [this link opens on a new page] Fun Activities,
Resources & Tutorials for Kids, Grown-ups & Teachers
Physics
of Color - a 41 slide ppt show with several great examples
Real
Color Wheel - Use this Real Color Wheel to match and find pigments that are
the correct color oppositions for mixing neutral dark shadow colors without using
black pigment. Designed for a natural artist painting on location.
World
Wide Arts Resources provides the definitive gateway to arts information and
culture since 1995. Simply select any of the categories or premiere links to begin
your exciting adventure.
Just for Fun
The Art Zone -
[this link opens on a new page] create art online;
from the National Gallery of Art.
Collage
Machine - [this link opens on a new page] interactive
site that allows students to create their own collages; from the National Gallery
of Art
Coloring.com
- [this link opens on a new page] allows students
to choose a line drawing and color it on the screen. This site is fairly slow
unless you have a very fast connection. Do you have an account yet? Go ahead and
register, it's free!
Children's
Haiku Garden - [this link opens on a new page]
This garden is for the haiku verses with illustrations from Japanese children
and other children from the USA or other countries.
First
Palette - fun,educational art activities, very visual, easy-to-follow, and
includes supporting resources
On-Line
Coloring Pages - drag colors from the palette to the outline drawing, kids
can try to match a small thumbnail drawing or use their own creativity on 3/25/09
Paint
Box - create characters, make greeting cards, or just have fun doodling, from
the National Gallery of Art
PixelFace
- interactive portrait maker, from the National Gallery of Art
RiverRun
- ncourages young children to orchestrate a flowing array of colorful shapes and
patterns online
SwatchBox
- a tool for mixing and drawing with millions of colors, from the National Gallery
of Art
Dance
Dance
Style Locator - [this link opens on a new page]
a growing Online Encyclopedia of World Dance - Use this section to find out background
and features of the dance styles represented in performances by People Like Me.
Childdrama
- [this link opens on a new page] packed with resources
for drama teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and for producers of theatre
for young audiences
School
& Youth Theatre Index - a whole host of features, articles, guides...
everything you need (well, almost!) to get started with or develop school or youth
theatre, from British Theater Guide
Scribbling
Women - "a project of The Public Media Foundation, dramatizes stories
by American women writers for national radio broadcast"
Upstage
Review Theatre Company - This web site is a comprehensive resource for anyone
in the drama classroom, in production for a play or musical, or simply in love
with theatre.
Music - (the
icon indicates sound is available at that site, the
icon indicates that the site is interactive )
Backstage
- (from The American Symphony Orchestra League) - Learn about the different instruments
and play a musical game with the four different types of instruments.
Digital Composer
- Making digital music can be a matter of putting to use some basic programming
skills (knowing the computer's "language") and then writing a series
of commands for the computer to follow.
Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine
- This site is devoted to vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century.
All recordings have been transcribed into streaming Real Audio from the original
78 rpm discs.
Do-a-rein-deer
- Make your own music by using the mouse to squeeze the reindeer nose!
Drum
Machine - make your own rhythm or drum patterns with popular Unifix cubes.
DrumPad
- a downloadable program using Excel; Play the drums on your computer
Encounter
- From Silence to Symphony - Fantastic interactive site that shares information
about the creation of a symphony from the instruments, to the conductor to the
symphony! Listen to what each instrument sounds like. (This
site is designed for broadband users.In order to experience parts of this site
you will need both Quicktime and Shockwave plugins)
Enjoyment
of Music - "selection of more than 250 musical excerpts as you take the
quizzes, review transitions between eras, or learn more about 80 composers"
Essentials Of Music -
Whether you're a casual listener or a serious music student, here's a site for
basic information about classical music.
Kididdle's
Musical Mouseum - a place where you can find the lyrics to your favorite kids'
songs, send out a request for a long lost song, or maybe help somebody else find
the one they're looking for. If you know the title of the song you're looking
for, the Alpha Index
is the place to go.
Instrument
Encyclopedia - resources for teachers and more - The purpose of this site
is to allow you to explore the diversity and creativity of musical traditions
as you browse our gallery or search for a favorite instrument.
Instruments
- large list of links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library at Indiana
University School of Music
Marian
Anderson: A Life in Song - This exhibition
celebrates the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson. Renowned
throughout the world for her extraordinary contralto voice, she is also remembered
for her dignity and grace under pressure.
Meter
- make rhythmic meters by combining two and three syllables words
Metronimo has educational
musical games such as identifying composers, instruments and musical notes.
Music
Notes - an interactive online musical experience - (a ThinkQuest site)
Music Maker - Click on
the Start button or select a song. Ignore the registration screen
that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the activity.
You can change instruments and add notes to the score by selecting keys on the
piano keyboard.
Orchestra
Song - Learn about instruments, activity sheet and words to song included
on site.
Orff
Music Instruments to Make - instruments which can be easily made and used
to enhance the Orff music classroom - Some are suitable for student projects,
and some are more advanced.
Opera
Plots - one hundred opera plots, listed by title
Pattern
Block Rock - In this activity, you can compose and play your own rhythmic
songs using geometric shapes.
Performing
Arts Digital Library - experience the diversity of American performing arts
through the Library of Congress's unsurpassed collections of scores, sheet music,
audio recordings, films, photographs, maps, and other materials
PianoMouse
- Can your young students recognize the sound of specific piano notes or read
music? Here is a site to try with your young students on auditory recognition
along with note reading.
Sibelius
Academy Music - The Sibelius Academy, a conservatory in Helsinki, provides
a list of music sites that would rival a Vienna guidebook. It not only links you
to jazz, blues, rock, and pop pages but covers famous composers, gospel, instruments,
research, theory, and opera as well.
Sing-Along
Songs - presented by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS)
Texas School Music
Project - "This site is intended to help you make music with children
by providing ideas and information about specific problems common to all specialists
in your discipline. Within these pages you will find teaching tips and "tricks
of the trade" for music educators of all levels."
Virtual
Keyboard - several drum beats available to accompany the selected instrument;
piano, organ, saxophone, flute, pan pipes, strings, guitar, steel drums, or double
bass
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