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Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Activities and Learning Centers
This page has suggestions for activities requiring minimal preparation that students can do after completing regular assignments, as well as some links to more challenging activities, e.g., reviewing paintings of Saint Nicholas, Saint...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Norval Morrisseau (Lesson Plan)
A wonderful educational art site from KinderArt that includes creating a work of art in a style similar to that of Morrisseau. Includes a short biography, art vocabulary, and information on Ojibwa culture.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers & Georgia O'keeffe (Lesson Plan)
Students will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
Other
Art Teacher on the Net: Portrait Drawing
Seven lesson plans with unique approaches to drawing the human face. Web site also includes many other links to art related topics.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: "Live" Paintings (Lesson Plan)
This art project will teach learners about various art styles and allow them to investigate various art historical periods. The site has a lesson plan included.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Form
Students will be introduced to form, one of the basic elements of art. They will analyze the types of forms and materials used in various sculptures then experiment with lines in both two and three dimensions to see how shapes become forms.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Make Your Own Book of the Dead (Lesson Plan)
At this site from KinderArt students will learn about the Book of the Dead and its importance to Ancient Egyptian culture by creating their own Book of the Dead using colored pencils and scroll paper.
Other
Asheville Art Museum: More Than Math
A fascinating and fun web site that integrates art and math. Includes activities and an art gallery of work from Joseph Albers.
University of California
Uc Berkeley Art Museum's Online Guide for Kids
This student-friendly tour of the UC Berkeley Art Museum features fun online activities and a tutorial on how to read a museum label.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Art Wonders Teachers: Portraits
A teacher resource that explains an online activity through which students explore and find important objects in portraits. Click on the lesson plan link on the left to access a lesson on portraits and a student handout that goes with it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: New to Art? Get Started With This Activity
In this tutorial, think about how art and identity are related.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: New to Art? Get Started With This Activity
In this tutorial, think about how different art materials can create different impressions.
Other
Voice of America: American History: 1920s Were a Big Time for the Arts
Voice of America offers an article about the arts in the Jazz Age including information about authors who wrote to protest what they saw happening in society. Read this article or listen to the narration of it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Martial Arts
Meet an expert at martial arts and learn some basics on how to play. Find out what gear you'll need, safety tips, and fun facts.
Other
New York Univ.: Attitudes Toward Nature in Daoist Art
This resource provides information and activities to help students understand how Chinese Daoist philosophy shapes art. The site also includes Chinese nature poetry.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Tuneful Bugs and Birds
Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center provides this lesson plan for teachers of ESOL students that integrates music into language arts. Students create their own poetry while listening to music about bugs and birds.
abcteach
Abcteach: Valentine's Day Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] How do you plan on celebrating Valentine's Day in your classroom? This resource provides links to activities and information that will aid you in your planning. This site features crossword puzzle, math...
University of California
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive: Cotton Pickers by Romare Bearden
The Berkeley Art Museum publishes an activity based on Romare Bearden's The Cotton Pickers that helps young learners identify the geometric shapes used in the composition. Also discusses the artist's use of color to evoke mood.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Roman Empire: Investigate a Roman Soldier
Examine the typical Roman soldier from armor to burial during the early civilization. Additionally, enhance study with a timeline from the era and printable activities.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Activities That Play With Letters and Numbers
Using artist Robert Indiana as inspiration, this site gives steps on how to make a sign for your bedroom door that includes numbers and letters.
Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Impressionist Bubbles
Go on a bubbly adventure and make some creative art.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson: You Too Can Haiku
Here's a creative activity for learners to examine various haikus, and Japanese culture, then write their own haiku poem, and illustrate it using watercolors! Provides plenty of links to more information, a thorough explanation of the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering Pop Ups
Students learn about applied forces as they create pop-up-books - the art of paper engineering. They also learn the basic steps of the engineering design process.
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