Curated OER
Cityscapes
A perfect resource for an art teacher of any grade. First, click on the resource's second tab, entitled "Activities," to find four unique grade-specific lesson all based on the theme of cityscapes. Each activity utilizes the...
Curated OER
The Ghost Catcher
Second graders read the story The Ghost Cather and complete activities related to the book. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete comprehension questions, art projects, and more.
Curated OER
Concertina Crocs!
In this drawing worksheet, students make a crocodile that continues to grow to bigger by following the 5 steps listed in order to practice motor skills by drawing, cutting, and folding.
Other
Haring Kids
This site is dedicated to pop artist Keith Haring and it's all done in the style of his cartoon drawings. There are links Keith's biography, coloring pages, games, lessons, and more!
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
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership website has an abundance of information about art programs and provides information about art policies, issues, and activities at the national, state, and local levels.
Other
National Gallery, London: Take One Picture Craft, Design & Technology
Some exciting ideas from the National Gallery in London on incorporating various crafts into a fun art lesson.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Art and Language Lesson Plans
Find two dozen lesson plans developed by California teachers that use pieces from the Getty's collection as source material for interdisciplinary approaches to arts and language arts learning.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: "Live" Paintings (Lesson Plan)
This art project will teach students about various art styles and allow them to investigate various art historical periods. The site has a lesson plan included.
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: Emily Carr's Trees (Lesson Plan)
The objective of this art project from KinderArt is to learn about flowing lines and form. Follow the lesson plan to see how it is done.
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.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Stained Glass Paper Screen
Young scholars of all ages can design their own stained glass windows with this creative lesson plan. The site provides a colorful example of a paper "stained glass" window and step-by-step instructions on how to make one.
PBS
Pbs Learning: Donkey Hodie: Art Pals
In this interactive learning game, students follow directions to create art projects.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Art Lesson Plans, 9 12
Browse this selection of lesson plans for the visual arts classroom. Easy-to-use tools help you search for the kinds of plans that interest you most. Lessons are laid out in full, with supplies lists, instructional plans, assessments,...
California State University
Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson
Two short art lessons in one that introduce young learners to the idea of extinct animals and habitats. Each student will be creating and painting a habitat and assembling an owl. This could be adaptable to use the extinct animal of your...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Art Lessons From Frontline/world
Three cross-curricular lessons that pair art projects with world issues related to propaganda, violence, and cross-border tourism.
Other
Funroom
Tons of ideas for the educator or parent. This free section of the site gives craft ideas, food recipes, and games.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers Galore: Georgia O'keeffe's Flowers
KinderArt provides a great art project in which students will be directed to observe the shapes and lines that make up a flower and then create one of their own.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Mascara De Raton
Assist students in creating and designing their own mouse mask. Depending on how much Spanish students know, teachers can have students define just the vocabulary for the materials needed or create the mask by reading and defining all...
Other
Scribble Dabble
A very basic lesson idea to get young artist to begin thinking about positive and negative space with the help of some tape.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff
Art middle schoolers will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Invention Convention (A Lesson Plan Where Art
This site has a lesson plan that teaches about the scientific contributions of Leonardo da Vinci.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Take One Picture Pshe & Citizenship
These project ideas demonstrate how art can be a starting point for so many different learning opportunities. See example of art pieces that center around friendship and citizenship.