Art Education Websites
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Art Education Daily
Key Feature: Access to a large pool of art lessons and ideas for the classroom. The activities incorporate different mediums, are related to different subjects and introduce different artistic movements to students.
Making Art Fun
Key Features: Several online tutorials emphasizing various artistic techniques (e.g. drawing, cartoon sketching, water-colour painting and more). Access to information about different artists, and numerous lesson plans (“Vincent Van Gogh Cookies” is a favourite of ours.)
Your Ultimate Guide to Modern Art
Top 2 Features: Interactive timelines for modern art movements, great organization/visuals
Art lessons and Design Lessons for Teachers
Top Feature: Includes interesting design topics!
Design Topics: Graphic Design- How to create and develop ideas, Graphic Design: Typography and Logotypes, Repeat Patterns
Popular Art Culture/Knowledge
Top Features: Popular Art Culture, Art Styles, Famous Photographers and Vintage Artists, Artists’ Works
Art Lessons K-12
Best Features: Art Lessons that come with rubrics and a pictures of a students’ finished products (so you know what it looks like). Plus, there’s a teacher toolkit with links to things like art activities and games, elements of design, etc.
Art Lessons from the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a very comprehensive collection of art-focused lesson plans available for free on their website. These lessons would be fantastic for art appreciation and art history lessons.
Art 21
This website offers many tools, tips and materials for introducing students to contemporary art.
Tate Kids
Key features: Access to a pool of fascinating videos that introduce children to different art styles. The website additionally contains access to interactive video games that explore different art techniques (e.g. cubism). Plus, it has a forum where kids are able to share their “Tate Art” with others.
Art Hub
Key Features: Access to several step by step art tutorials with the primary focus being on drawing. If you have a student who wants to learn how to draw, then this may be a great site for him or her.
Art Attack
Key Features: Access to a pool of engaging and kid-friendly video tutorials that contain different craft ideas.
Dance
Do you what to encourage you students to dance and express themselves through music? Then, check out the websites below
