Challenging pupils' perspectives by having them walk in the shoes of the reader. An informative resource discusses how to identify an audience and anticipate their needs before writing an upcoming argumentative essay. 

"If you give a mouse a cookie, then he's going to ask for a glass of milk." These iconic words from Laura Numeroff's classic tale offer a great example of conditionals, a topic covered in the handout as part of a larger writing series...

Imagine sitting down with representatives of your school to write a new student handbook. What arguments would ensue? How would compromises be made to finish the project? Scholars research the Constitutional Convention using a directory...

Imagine studying Korean culture, especially the role of women, as well as marriage and religious rituals from home! Anthropologist Laurel Kendall shares what she has learned from her many trips to this fascinating country half a world away.

View highlights from an exhibition of medieval French manuscripts, whose subjects range from the religious, to the courtly, to the historical. See a slideshow (with narration) of featured works from the exhibition and sample three...

Scratch is a programming language developed for students ages 8 and up. Students can use this free download to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. This...

Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.

A collaboration on the topic of "rendering space" between an art theorist and an atronomer yield very interesting visual results that are presented in an exhibit at the Block Museum of Northwestern University.

Creative play with a purpose! Information, from the National Endowment for the Arts, to encourage and guide your children in understanding and appreciating the arts. Learn how to engage them in arts of all sorts: writing, dance, music,...

Age-appropriate art activities designed to foster the imaginative powers and arts awareness of your children, ages 3 to 8.

This site is on an unusual exhibit at the Library of Congress that focuses on the American imagination in the realm of the arts. Here you can find original documents and drawings in architecture, music, literature and more.

Something for every art educator to read and consider. Bartel outlines 9 things that most teachers do in the classroom that potentially kill their student's creativity.

Homepage for the imagine nation, a coalition with the aim of putting innovation and imagination back into schools through art. Links include resources and highlights of initiatives.

Enter the bizarre world of installation artist Sandy Skoglund. You will be captivated by her odd creations and amazed at her imagination. Watch videos of behind the scenes footage and read interviews and essays about her work.

Two characters from "Country Dog Gentlemen" lead you on explorations of artwork by Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock, and Sargent Johnson. Accompanying interactive invites you to create your own masterpiece inspired by these artists and to...

A great site that allows young students to play with the computer and create postcards, read jokes and other stories and print out the alphabet or table decorations to color manually or import into a paint program to color with the...

Let your imagine run wild when you select a painting from the Tate Gallery collection. Interpret the painting by making up a story about it. Let the painting inspire you to new heights of creative writing and then add it to the story...

Enjoy this collection of images that invite us to reflect upon the important places in our lives. Students can practice articulating and writing about their personal sense of place in the world using these images to spark their...

A virtual look at a wide-ranging mix of art and artifacts that visually represent Puerto Rico's culture and history. With thematic overviews of everyday life on the island, music, families, and religion along with many useful educational...