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ART SITES - Lessons and Sources
 

ART LINKS - http://www.bibliocat.org/
Art History, Lesson Plans, Museums, crafts, this site has links to everywhere.

ART TEACHER CONNECTION - http://www.artteacherconnection.com/
Includes links to art teacher on line. Some links require a fee.

A. PINTURA: ART DETECTIVE - http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
This site combines art history and a detective mystery to present art as a body of knowledge. The Case of Grandpa's Painting is like a 1940's movie, and it entirely depends on the choices you make as the story unfolds. You'll learn lots and be surprised at how much you already know. A must see.  

ART JUNCTION - http://www.artjunction.org/
This is a collaborative art space for teachers and students, includes artist trading cards, tech resources, and neat activities.

ART OF TIBET   - http://www.tibetart.com/
This website is a database of Himalayan paintings and Buddhist Iconography. There is a low-tech version, although the Flash version allows you to examine the different pieces up close.

ART SAFARI - http://moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/index.html
On-line projects from MoMA.

ARTS AND CRAFTS  - http://familycrafts.about.com/mbody.htm
Click on this site for links to everywhere --  for teachers searching for ideas to complement their lessons and for anyone needing arts and crafts help.  Bookmark this one!!

ARTS INDEX - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/arts/artp.html
Links by Kathy Schrock on the Discovery Channel pages for the performing arts, dance, music, drama.

ART TAKES TIME - http://members.aol.com/TWard64340/Index.htm
National Standards for the Visual Arts Education organized in a chronological or timeline approach to art history. The students will see how Art has changed through the years and learn about the artists of that period and culture. The sequential curriculum help students link art with the time and place in which it was created. The lesson plans include the concept, objective, vocabulary, materials, procedures and evaluation. Links to cultural and historical art activities, including Cave Art, Egyptian Art, Ancient Greece, African Art, Italian Renaissance, French Impressionist and Modern Art.  Also links to art museums.  Just click on a time period and get an art lesson.

BULLETIN BOARD LIBRARY - http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/decor/bboards/index.html
Another great page from teachnet.com, smart tools for busy teachers. Join Teacher2Teacher listserv.

CARLOS' COLORING BOOK - http://www.coloring.com/
Activity: Choose a picture, color it, and then show your finished ART to the instructor. This is an example of an interactive coloring page. It redraws the picture with the new color added. You can save your finished picture to a disk or the hard drive as an image file. Import the image into your favorite paint program and print it on a color printer. Another use would be to include it in a project report.
CARTOONSTER - http://kidzdom.com/flash5.html
Cartoonster's free online tutorials provide step by step instructions for drawing and animating. Techniques are simple and can be done with no special materials. The site is totally flash-driven and full of examples that make sense.

COLORING PAGES - http://coloringbookfun.com/
Downloadable, printable pages to color, organized by theme. The downloadable pages are below all the ads at the top.

COLOR THEORY - http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/
(There are loud sounds when this site opens).This site offers a look at color and how it can be used in art. Wheels, schemes, activities, examples and lessons are child-centered with lots of student art work, online activities and games and puzzles. Check out COLOR MATTERS at http://www.colormatters.com and see how easy it is to bring art and science together in a tangible way.

THE COMTEMPORARY ART EXPERIENCE - http://library.thinkquest.org/26183/home.html
The Contemporary Art Experience features the work of 10 female artists. You can view more than 70 art works in a diverse range of media. There is information about the artists, interviews and analysis. Meet the artists in the café and view the studios where they work. You can share this experience with a friend and send them an e-card and invite them to  visit the gallery. The site aims to be fun as well as an educational visual art experience. From Australia.

CRAFTBITS.COM - hhttp://www.craftbits.com/home.do
This is an online craft store but there are free craft projects and expert craft advice included on this page for preschool on up.

CRAYOLA SITE - http://www.crayola.com
Binny & Smith have produced an excellent resource for art teachers.  Directions for creating art media, history of crayons and contents.

CRAYONS AND COMPUTERS - http://members.aol.com/Sabbeth/CrayonsandComputers.html
Online art lessons for elementary school children. See past lessons at  http://Members.aol.com/Art1234567/Art.html

DLTK'S CRAFTS FOR KIDS - http://www.dltk-kids.com
This features a variety of fun children's crafts and coloring pages including projects for holidays, educational themes and some children's favorite cartoon characters.  There are lots of printable templates suitable for ages 2 and up, including holiday crafts, and greeting cards.

ELEMENTARY ART LESSON PLANS - http://syrylynrainbowdragon.tripod.com/home.html
Just what the title says, "or what to do on Monday morning with 25 students starring at you.  A great resource!

ENCHANTED LEARNING: ITALY - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/
Click here for a great introduction to Italy for elementary and middle-schoolers, which has an overview of important country stats, and lots of maps and flags to print and color like the coloring pictures of Italian art masterpieces by Michelangelo, da Vinci and Raphael, and an overview of Italian inventions such as the battery, eyeglasses, parachute and radio. Be sure to look at the printable story books with Italian vocab.

EYES ON ART - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/
A site from PacBell, there are six branches of Eyes on Art. The activities are designed to lead in a progression. Beginning students of art should start with "You Choose" while more advanced students might touch base with "Double Visions". You can go directly to the activities. Instructions for students are found on the Web site for each activity.  There is even a quiz and teacher guide.

FIRST SCHOOL - http://www.first-school.ws/
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.

FROM WINDMILLS TO WHIRLIGIGS - http://www.smm.org/sln/vollis/
A 'unique science and art connection to wind'; presented by the Science Museum of Minnesota, this site is 'an in-depth exploration of science and art, concentrating on whirligigs, windmills and kinetic sculpture.' Great for elementary kids.

GETTY - http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
A wonderful site -- start with the lesson plans, then use the connections to many museums, Los Angeles art galleries and artists, teacher to teacher talk with digest and index of discussions by topic.  Do not miss this!   Receive a monthly newsletter from ArtsEdNet.  Just  send your name and email address to offline@getty.edu.

HANDS ON CRAFTS - http://www.handsoncrafts.org
This interactive website which starts with music,  is designed to offer kids the virtual experience of working with clay and fiber crafts.  Kids can build a virtual face jug, coil a pot, create a crazy quilt, weave a wacky wardrobe and much more.  The site also includes brief video clips of actual kids doing the crafts for real.  This site is tons of fun and a great introduction to traditional clay and fiber crafts (pottery, quilting, basketry & weaving).

HOTLIST:  MUSEUMS - http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/museums.html
A listing of all museums with websites by type from science centers, natural history museums to other cultural institutions including Zoonet and the Getty.  This site also links to other hotlists.

INSIDE ART - http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/
This is GREAT!  Participants get sucked into a Van Gogh painting and then must learn all about art in order to get out; terrific online simulation with tie-ins across the curriculum.  Links to other interactive art lessons.

INSTITUTE OF EGYPTIAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY - http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/index.html
Online exhibit of ancient artifacts plus a virtual tour of a dozen sites along the Nile; brings together Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and Health.

INVESTIGATING THE RENAISSANCE - http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Renaissance/
From the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, This interactive program demonstrates the ways in which computer technology can be harnessed to add to our knowledge about Renaissance paintings and how they were made.

JOSEPH PALMER'S PAPER AIRPLANES - http://www.josephpalmer.com/planes/Airplane.shtml
These planes are designed to fly! They are not meant to be models of real planes, and they are not meant to be pretty display models. (In fact they really fly much better if you don't decorate them!)  Unlike the common schoolyard 'dart' designs, these planes are designed to have have lift; if you throw at a point on the ground about 10 feet away — they will fly up.

KALEIDOSCOPE PAINTER - http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
I love this site which creates colorful spiraling fractal designs based on the movement of my (your) mouse. Change the effects by moving the mouse or resizing the brush. You can even put it on Auto and watch as the mesmerizing lacy designs create themselves. 

KIDSART - http://www.kidsart.com
Click on art lesson plans for free ideas and information. From KidsArt art teaching supplies, the site is free for elementary teachers of all kinds. KidsArt is a great site for creative art ideas (note the current wallpaper activity). The Quick Art ideas and the Top Ten Lists of links are enough to make this site worth bookmarking,. And, the ArtMap USA is a great way to bring in geography to your art instruction.

KID'S DOMAIN HOLIDAYS - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/
Games and fun and each holiday is updated one to two months before the holiday.  Visit this site year round.

KINDERART - http://www.kinderart.com/index.html
Over 225 art lesson plans for kindergarten and early primary grades.

LEONARDO DA VINCI - http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
From the Boston Museum of Science; this site begins with a letter to teachers, followed by an Inventor's Workshop, a look at Leonardo's Perspective, and other resources. Curriculum connections to History, Science, Math, Health, and Language Arts

MAKE A RAIN STICK  - http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson44.html
This is from Marilyn Brackney's  Imagination Factory website.  The rain stick is a percussion instrument made from a dried cactus branch. It originated in Chile, South America where tribesmen have used the sticks for centuries to serenade the gods in hopes of bringing rain. You can make one too. See Marilyn's Imagination Factory for other activities.

MAKING FRIENDS AND OTHER CRAFTS FOR KIDS - http://makingfriends.com
Directions for making paper doll "friends" and other crafts.  The site changes with the seasons, but choose a craft and the directions are printable, with pictures.  Scroll for free things. You can't miss.

MARILYN'S IMAGINATION FACTORY - http://www.kid-at-art.com/
There is no machinery at The Imagination Factory, and smokestacks don't pollute the air. Instead, they teach children and their caregivers creative ways to recycle by making art. Recycling is one way to minimize or lessen the amount of trash we have to throw away. When we recycle, we make a new product out of waste materials. This process helps save natural resources like trees as well as landfill space and the money needed to get rid of trash. For elementary children, this site emphasizes art and recycling.   Gives students an ecologically sound message while promoting creative thinking - different and fun!

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - http://www.metmuseum.org/
See section for educators.

MICHAEL'S ARTS AND CRAFTS STORE - http://www.michaels.com/art/online/static?page=kids
Click on projects and find lots of ideas and how-tos.  You don't have to buy anything.

MUSEUM OF WEB ART - http://www.mowa.org/
Students in both art classes and computer or web-design classes will  love this gallery devoted to the finest artistic elements of webdesign, counters, buttons, etc. For graphic art students, this is an incredible resource with many galleries and exhibits. Check out the Kids Gallery for students who are learning to create patterns. There are even stories for elementary students. You need Shockwave plug-in.

NOGGIN GAMES AND MORE - http://www.noggin.com/games/index.php
Simple, colorful games for the very young. Involves matching, recognition, and coloring games. NOGGIN is a commercial-free educational channel dedicated to preschoolers. Requires Flash and Shockwave.

PAPER AIRPLANES BY JIM CORNISH - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/paper.htm
Links to paper airplane sites.

PICASSO - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/6085/5baj.html
A webquest about Picasso. It's fun.

PIECES 'N CREASES: A FUN GUIDE TO ORIGAMI - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5402/
Origami is the Japanese art of paperfolding. However, origami did not start in Japan. It began in China in the first or second century and then spread to Japan sometime during the sixth century. Pieces ‘n Creases is a Thinkquest. Enjoy the activities, the history, and the poems. After you've visited theWeb site, you won't be able to pass up a square piece of paper without a little folding.

PUZZLE FACTORY: COLORING - http://www.puzzlefactory.com/2007/index.cfm
Neat puzzles - but scroll down to coloring pages. Just when you think you know how to color online, Puzzle Factory comes along with new rules.  Instead of clicking on a color, select it with a keyboard letter ("r" for red or "b" for blue) and hold that key down while you drag your mouse over the picture.  What a fun way to learn letters!  To change the size of your paintbrush (they call it a pencil), simply tap a number from 0 to 9.  Want to share the fun?  Pick any of the coloring pages, and send it to a friend as a postcard.

RECIPES 4 LEARNING - http://www.recipes4learning.com
This site is loaded with recipes for crafts, holidays, learning, and songs. Try make your own fossils for example.

SANFORD & A LIFETIME OF COLOR: CREATE ART - http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/create.html
Do you want to create art?  This is the place for activities, techniques and inspiration! Try hands-on activities and techniques, or browse online galleries of student and professional artwork.

TEACHINGARTS - http://www.teachingarts.org
Welcome to TeachingArts.org California's new arts education resource center for dance, music theater and visual arts.  A team of 20 Arts TechMentors have evaluated sites to include here for your use. Check this out.  It's a fabulous resource!

TOYMAKER  - http://www.thetoymaker.com
Free paper toys, holiday cards, valentines, sun boxs, baskets and bags, origami and ephemera .. all free for you to make. From Marilyn Scott Waters.

1200 YEARS OF ITALIAN SCULPTURE - http://www.thais.it/scultura/scultura.htm
Alphabetized exhaustive grouping of all kinds of Italian statues. Includes a map of Italy to help locate origins. Connects well to Social Studies, Science and Math  You will need to click on English

THE USE OF VISUAL INFORMATION IN ART - http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/art/
Online tutorial that brings together Art, Language Arts, Math and Science to examine how human perception interacts with and plays a role in the visual arts
VAN GOGH AT ETTEN - http://library.thinkquest.org/C001734/
A Thinkquest collaboration between students in The Netherlands, Singapore and Nigeria, this site has Van Gogh's biography with sketches and billboards.  A neat new way to view biography.

VERY BEST KIDS - http://www.verybestkids.com/
Brought to you by Nestles, a great site with activities for all grades and a teacher's corner. Check it out.

WEBMUSEUM OF HOLOGRAPHY - http://www.holoworld.com/
Make your own hologram!!  This is an online museum which examines the science behind holograms and then invites learners to try making their own. Integrates Science, Math, and Health.

WHAT IS A PRINT? - http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html
Learn the basics of wood block, etching, lithography, and screen printing with mini-tutorials (requires Flash plugin).  The New York Museum of  Modern Art, combines these tutorials with examples of each type of printing and  a glossary of print terminology.

WHY IS THE MONA LISA SMILING? - http://library.thinkquest.org/13681/data/davin2.shtml
ThinkQuest  site that investigates the mystery behind the celebrated portrait as well as original Da Vinci musical compositions. Science, Math, Social Studies and Language Arts all come into play here.

THE WILSTAR HOLIDAY PAGE - HISTORY, TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS - http://wilstar.com/holidays/index.html
Just click on a holiday or visit the featured holiday for activities and information.

WINSOR AND NEWTON -  http://www.winsornewton.com/index.html
Attention all art teachers...this site has some great areas . See factory tour for the history of Windsor and Newton and how to make the paints. "How did you do that?" has basic information on how to paint picture frames, paint on fabric, tint photos, etc.

WWW COLLECTION OF FAVORITE STRING FIGURES - http://alysion.org/string.htm
String figures are lots of fun and on this site there is a special page for kids called Kid's Guide to 12 Easy String Figures. There are actually videos to help too.

ZOOM Send It - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/zoom/sendit/
ZOOM, a PBS television series and awesome Web site, goes beyond stories  and poems and also wants your art work, recipes, science experiments,  media reviews, home movies, plays, brainteasers, jokes and craft ideas. Although just a portion of the work submitted gets published on the Web site, some of  makes it to the television show. "ZOOM is powered by the 1,025,697 kids who sent in stuff so far."  That's a lot of creative kids!
 
 

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Last Updated August, 2007
 

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