ART & MUSIC Recommended Resources
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| Art Teacher Connection
An abundance of resources and links for teaching art! National standards, art WebQuests and other interactives, art-related games and online activities, art history, photography, culture-specific art links, and more. |
Grades: K to 12th
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| ArtsEdge
Resources for all the arts, visual and performing, as well as for integrating art into other school subjects. Lesson plans, articles, and a variety of resources and links. |
Grades: K to 12th
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| Eyes on Art
An impressive series of lessons in art awareness, history, vocabulary, critique, and more, from AT&T. A fun yet challenging way to experience art through visual and literary exploration! |
Grades: 6th to 12th
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| Crayola for Educators
A surprisingly diverse site from Crayola! Learn new techniques, explore media, and search for lesson plans by grade level, media, timeframe, and/or theme. Be sure to register for free - no obligation - to view their hundreds of pages of printable lesson plans and other free materials! |
Grades: PreK to 12th
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| KinderArt
Lesson plans and some printables, mostly for lower elementary but a few for upper elementary students as well. Also has a KinderArt Store for buying supplies. |
Grades: K to 6th
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| Art Lessons K-6
Brief and simple art activities, by grade or topic. Each project includes a picture and a simple explanation of the exercise. |
Grades: K to 6th
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| Art Teacher Resources
Part of the @rt room, this part of the site offers information, links, and other resources for drawing and painting techniques including simple lesson ideas and explanations of materials. Also includes information on safety and artistic development in young children. |
Grades: K to 6th
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| A. Pintura
An engaging interactive web adventure, with links to a few other similarly interactive and fun art education sites. Find even more great art sites in this family at Eduweb. |
Grades: 3rd to 10th
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| Art & Culture
Information, timelines, and detailed explanations of design arts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts. Includes artist biographies and descriptions of artistic movements. |
Grades: 6th to 12th
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| NGA Classroom
Resources for teaching art from the National Gallery of Art in Maryland: lesson plans, student activities, printables, and links to related websites. There is also a kids' site. |
Grades: K to 12th
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| Art Teacher on the Net
Lesson plans and project ideas, with special sections for parents, homeschool, Sunday school, and scouting programs. Information on supplies and links to other resources. |
Grades: K to 8th
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| Art History Resources
A tremendous amount of information available through categorized links. Topics include: prehistoric art, Egyptian art, Greek art, Islamic art, Baroque art, contemporary art, African art, museums & galleries, research resources, and many more. |
Grades: 3rd to 12th
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| Elements of Art
Follow a path through 5 elements of art: line, color, space, shape, and texture. Gives thought-provoking information on the topic, plus related exercises - ideas for further exploration. |
Grades: 3rd to 8th
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| Color Theory
A collection of art lessons and related resources for primary and intermediate students. Create your own art, study the art of the masters or your student peers, or just learn a little something new about art technique. |
Grades: 1st to 8th
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| Color Matters
Everything you ever could hope to learn about colors! Color & the brain, color & the body, color & vision, color & science, color in art and design, even color & computers and color factoids. There are also links, a bulletin board, and other resources. |
Grades: 3rd to 8th
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| ArtLex Dictionary
Over 3600 terms used in discussing art - many with illustrations. Ideas for use by artists, students, teachers, and more. |
Grades: all grades
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| Music Education Online
Resources for parents, teachers, and instrument instructors. Contains links to many more relevant sites - including instrument-specific sites - as well as a few articles on music education topics. |
Grades: all grades
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| Instrument Encyclopedia
Browse by geographical origin, major instrument type, or specific instrument. Pictures and brief information on each instrument. The site also has a short glossary and links to other instrument websites. |
Grades: all grades
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| Internet Music Resources
Browseable lists of links by topic. Includes individual musicians, composers, ensembles, genres and types of music, music journals and magazines, and general resources. |
Grades: all grades
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| K-12 Resources for Music Educators
A rather extensive collection of links for music educators, by topic: band, choral, orchestra, classroom, and all music. |
Grades: all grades
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| ADAM
The Art, Design, Architecture, & Media Information Gateway: a searchable, browsable database of art-related websites. |
Grades: all grades
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