+
Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Gouache

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about gouache painting and view examples of it by famous artists. Also includes links to information on other painting styles, art terms, and artists.
+
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Japan: Images of a People

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students learn to view Japanese paintings, they make a screen, and they learn about the culture of Japan. There are three lesson plans and all allow all needed materials to be downloaded.
+
Website
Other

Euronet: Japanese Art and Western Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
This Euronet offers general information about Japanese art and accompanying photos can be found here. Maneuvering around this site is an easy task.
+
Website
Other

Plains Indian, Browning, Montana

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A listing of Plains Indian artists that have been featured at the Browning, Montana museum. You can see a sampling of their work and a brief written review of them at each link.
+
Website
Curated OER

U.s. Department of the Interior: Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a listing of featured artists, including examples of their work and a short biography.
+
Graphic
Other

Jss Virtual Gallery: Portrait of Madame Gautreau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery contains an image of Sargent's watercolor painting of Madame Gautreau, also known as Madame X. Only the painting, no information provided, but a great picture of the painting.
+
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: Healthy Snacks Recipe Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This recipe book was created by 1st and 2nd graders at the Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., during as part of a Fitness and Nutrition Learning Expedition. Students created this kid-friendly cook book from their own...
+
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: An a to Z Book of Homelessness

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This ABC book about the lives of homeless people was created by 3rd and 4th grade students in Washington, D.C. The class took part in a Learning Expedition about homelessness in part because students walked by homeless individuals on...
+
Website
Other

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...
+
Website
Other

Painting Surfaces

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a list of the classic surfaces you can use for painting with oil paints, acrylic paints and watercolors. There are links to types of brushes and paints as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Painting Without a Brush

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site imitate Jackson Pollock and create an abstract painting without the use of a paintbrush. Included are ideas and suggestions for creative painting tools, instructions for making a your creation, and helpful "Tips and Tricks."
+
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Season Mandala

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, Have You Seen Trees?, a book written by Joanne Oppenheim, and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, a book written by Gail Gibbons, are used as mentor texts. As a post-reading activity, students will record facts about the...
+
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Poetry Lesson: Color Personification Poems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students will choose a color and write a poem. Students will use personification and speak from the point of view of the color. Then students will use watercolor paints to exemplify their poem about a color.
+
Website
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Selection of Watercolor Brushes

For Students 9th - 10th
See what an assortment of watercolor brushes look like in this art making materials definiton page.
+
Website
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Watercolor Paints

For Students 9th - 10th
See an example of watercolor paints in this image and description of the painting medium.
+
Graphic
Curated OER

Abstract Painting by Leonardo Nierman

For Students 9th - 10th
A tremendous display of fine art complete with the artist's bio and studio address, as well as the type of painting it is (oil painting, water color etc.) The font size on this site is small but readable.
+
Graphic
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Prisoners From the Front Winslow Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides details of the painting entitled "Prisoners from the Front" by American artist Winslow Homer.

Other popular searches