Curated OER
I Am the Words and Pictures I Create
Fourth graders develop a format for a community service learning project and become aware of the diverse ways that people communicate. They also connect experiences to perform reading and writing tasks.
Curated OER
Rotary Cutting 101
Students will learn how to safely use a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler. They will also learn the parts of the fabric and understand the difference between a finished block and a cut block.
Curated OER
Chicago Rhythms, Chicago Roots
Students view a video about different types of music. They examine the history of jazz, big band and rock back to the city of Chicago. They discover Chicago's music scene today and compare it to the past.
Curated OER
Celebrate the Arts
Students explore the responsibilities of people working in advertising. They create a campaign to support the arts including advertisements in several different media. Length of unit depends on number of projects completed.
Curated OER
Bonkers About Beads
Students explore written communication of different cultures, practice identifying letters of the alphabet, and recognize and create patterns with beaded letters.
Curated OER
MONTAGE
Fifth graders create montages using photographs or pictures. They wil use the montages to perceive and describe visual elements such as line, shape, and space.
Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia
This performing arts encyclopedia guides readers through the collections and exhibitions maintained by the Library of Congress.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Harmony and Counterpoint Ii
A complete, undergraduate level online class on harmony in music. Resource includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Film Experience
Use this online course on film to learn about film criticism and analysis. All the course materials are included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media
PBS's source for teachers, covering all subject areas. This is a site that has so much wonderful information as well as interactive activities that you are sure to find something that would be useful in your classroom.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
Other
Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
Other
Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
Other
Ynpress League of Young Journalists of Russia
Offers news stories written for and by youth. Contains information about the League of Young Journalists of Russia as well as educational resources for young journalists.
Other
Painting in India
This site gives an insightful overview to the paintings of India including the earliest forms of art found in the country.
Other
Art Window
Teacher shares lessons, secrets, examples curriculum, and experiences as an art educator.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
At the online home of the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the federal government, find information about its grants-to-artists programs, its national initiatives in support of the arts, and its publications and...
South Carolina Educational Television
South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia
Artopia is utopia for artists and artist wannabes alike. Each gallery allows students to complete interactive activities, watch videos, read about artists, and practice being an art critic. The gallery areas are music, theater painting,...
Other
Alliance for the Arts: Ny Ckids Arts
If you live near New York City or are planning a trip, this site gives you a list of arts events that you and your family can attend. Updated daily, it gives you the most current collection of artsy things to do.
PBS
Art:21: Art in the Twenty First Century
The online home of award-winning PBS television series "Art:21" opens a window into the world of contemporary art and artists. Includes a lessons library, downloadable educator guides, examples of student-created projects inspired by the...
Other
France web.fr: Andre Chenier, 1762 1794
A short, but moving biography, with three poems and a bibliography, provided by the Club des Poetes.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Fauvism
Artcyclopedia gives a brief definition of Fauvism, and offers links to over 20 artists and their works.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Present at the Creation
A compilation of stories from National Public Radio about the creation of new and extraordinary objects, films, and artwork that have shaped and continue to shape American popular culture. Explore everything from the hamburger, to...