Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 5: 3 D Art
This fifth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of three-dimensional art. Students learn about sculpture and its history, government-funded art works, and controversy in art. They look at other types of 3-D...
Museum Network (UK)
The Museum Network: Material World
Enter this virutal museum to find out about the matierials used in various works of art. Examine the materials and techniques used in making the objects. Included is a glossary, activities for teachers to use, and an extensive list...
Other
Art With Mrs. Filmore: 1st Grade Art Lessons
This site offers a variety of art lessons that use various media. Each project includes instructions and pictures of the students' completed artwork.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
Other
Uncle Fred: Draw and Color
This site shows children step-by-step how to draw many different "Cartoony," characters created by Fred Lasswell.
Other
Abc: Exploring Media and Materials
A great lesson idea to set up stations in your classroom and let students experiment with art media. Let them discover on their own new ways of working with materials and how each medium could be used to evoke something from the viewer....
wikiHow
Wiki How Category: Make Things From Duct Tape
Join one the latest fads and make something from duct tape. 19 different ideas with instructions for projects from wallets to jackets.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art: Manuscripts
An interesting collection of manuscripts. Teachers and students can explore dozens of images of medieval and early Renaissance manuscripts, both religious and secular. Clicking on the image will pull up a brief description of the work's...
Other
University of Evansville: Art Studio Chalkboard
This site from the University of Evansville is a great place for the aspiring artist to visit. Receive free professional advice and tips on basic drawing techniques. The site focuses on perspective drawing and shading.
Other
Ecoarttech: We Make Art in the Biological, Cultural, Digital Wilderness
Website containing images, descriptions, and news about art created by ecoarttech. The art created by this collaborative combines nature with technology.
Other
Deep Space Sparkle: Mixed Media Snowman
This art lesson combines a variety of skills: tracing, cutting, shading, drawing, pasting, composition, and painting. The steps and processes are included, as well as pictures of students' work.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Wax Crayon Mosaics
Through this lesson, young scholars will learn how to use crayons to make three-dimensional mosaic designs.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Magic Mirror Paint
Magic Mirror Paint is an online art activity that allows users to create their own magic mirror masterpiece! With a huge pallet of colors and lots of fun tools, the only limit is your own imagination!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Pixel Art
ABCya's Pixel Art is an online activity that allows users to create their own masterpiece pixel-by-pixel! With a huge pallet of colors and different sized brushes, the only limit is your own imagination! Remember to turn off the grid to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Looking at Art
Course covering why art matters, elements of art, and principles of composition.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Art Pals: Donkey Hodie
Donkey Hodie and her pals are making art projects from materials found around Someplace Else. As they play and create their art projects, children practice collaboration, cooperation and perspective-taking. In the classroom, teachers can...
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: Transformations: The Art of Recycling
In the age of going green, check out these artworks made of recycled materials.
Other
Calimero
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...
Other
Hakim El Hattab: Sketch Toy
Let your imagination flow and sketch your design. This free online drawing application lets you share step-by-step replays of your work with friends. You can also drag an image to your page to use as a stencil. Ready, Set, Create!
Museum Network (UK)
The Museum Network: Material World: Fun With Animal Materials
Do you like animals? Learn about the animal materials from which works of art in a museum are made. Discover where the materials are from, how to care for them, and the different types.