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Monday, August 5, 2013

Useful Websites for Art Teachers

Here is a list of useful websites and blogs that I have come across the past year. These websites offer hundreds of great ideas, lesson plans, art curricula, resources, handouts, and many more that will assist you plan your Art classes:
(arranged alphabetically)



Curricula, lesson plans and activities for Visual Arts with ideas for integrating art into other subjects (K-12). Each lesson is clearly marked to identify appropriate grade level and the lessons are aligned with the National Art Standards.

"The world's largest kids' Art museum!" Online student's art museum including many teacher-submitted lesson plans, and an endless supply of new ideas with lesson photo galleries.
Website with some very good Art worksheets!

Crayola's lesson plan website enables K-12 teachers to search via medium, grade level, or by Crayola-brand product.

Many high-quality art lesson ideas. DickBlick is an excellent lesson plan website for Middle and High school art teachers. With categories even broken down to topics like "Graphic & Digital Art", "Maskmaking" and "Metal & Wire Art", teachers are sure to find lesson ideas in any subject.

One of the best and longest-running websites for art teachers out there! It includes hundreds of free original Art lesson plans and loads of material including Art news, resources, and a section on Art careers. Lessons are conveniently categorized by Grade, Medium, Subject, Period, and Artist...

Free Art lesson plans and activities for art teachers (especially Elementary) who are looking for simple lesson plans in a hurry.

Organized into thematic units, each grade-level-specific lesson plan focuses on a single work of art and can be executed within one to two class periods.

Many free Art lessons, techniques, ideas and other art resources for use in the classroom. There are also some low-cost, paid-for resources on assessment, drawing and an Art Teacher's handbook.

An assemblage of Art lesson plan ideas and downloadables to help inspire and invigorate your art teaching - all developed by experienced art educators. Many of the plans include objectives and references to the National Art Education Standards. Some are Cross-Curricular or Multicultural.

This is the central education website of the Smithsonian Institute. There are teaching materials, links to hundreds of online resources, information, and more...

A great website that offers daily articles, videos, online classes, lesson plans for Elementary, e-books, an online magazine, and many more. The Art of Ed posts daily, giving real-world advice on topics every art teacher deals with.

Part of the TeacherVision website. You'll find a number of art lesson plans, printables, activities, quizzes, and references, as well as integrated art lessons for elementary, middle, and high school level. (Note: Subscription required but there's a 7-day free trial).

Part of the UK Teaching Ideas website. Activities and class handouts related to 2D and 3D Art for Lower and Middle School students, as well as useful links to other websites.

A website focusing on how to look and talk about art run by a former museum educator and art teacher.

Art Lesson plans for Middle and High School, and many tutorials on Drawing, Painting and Digital Art (Photoshop and Illustrator)..



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