• The Arts
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/arts.html
  The Ontario Curriculum: Grades 1-8
  
  
  

  Art Lessons   Artists    Art Galleries  Webquests

• Drawspace.com
  http://www.drawspace.com/
  Lesson plans to view and print. Register for free.
  
  
• A Lifetime of Colour
  http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/
  Art lessons, on-line demonstrations and activities complement the visual arts curriculum. Explore the four sections of the site to find useful teaching ideas. Be sure to play the ArtEdventures! Included are art terms explained with examples and glossary.
• Lesson Plans K-8 - click on link at bottom of page fo printer friendly lessons.
• Lesson Plans by Subject
• Art Actvities
  • Play ArtAdventures: interactive games
    topics include: architecture, line & shape, chromatic shades, colour, portraits, art history. Many lesson plans are included.
    
    
• The Tech Make a Splash with Color
  http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/contents/
  On-line experiments and explanations of colour, hue, saturation, brightness, rainbows, prisms, mixing colours, filters and dyes, light, human eye.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Color Matters
  http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
  Interesting research topics about colour include: color and the brain, color and the body, color and vision, color and Design - Art, color and science, color and the world, color and computers. Have a look at color travels.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Color, Contrast and Dimension in News Design
  http://www.poynter.org/special/colorproject/colorproject/color.html
  Enter and interactive color experience, that introduces color theory, and shows how to use it in design through examples and exercises. The on-line tour is in eight sections.
  
  
• Color, Vision and Art
  http://webexhibits.org/colorart/index2.html
  • What is Color? - on-line interactive descriptions of color
    
    
• Arty Factory
  http://www.artyfactory.com
  Art lessons - drawing, painting and design.
  • Site Map
  • Art Lessons - Egyptian Arts, Pencil Portraits, African Masks
    
    
• The Alphabet of Art
  http://www.guidancecom.com/alphabet/
  This site explains, in simple terms, the elements of visual design. Once you understand the Alphabet, you'll be able to "read" pictures and other works of visual art and understand why they work the way they do.
  Line, line direction, shape, size, texture, value, color, composition, attributes, picture plane are explained. 
  
  
• Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
  http://www.draw3d.com/
  Learn to draw cartoons with 3D lessons. 
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Kinder Art
  http://www.kinderart.com/
  Don't be fooled by the name. You will find art lessons sorted by topic for all grades.
  • Drawing - use the menu on the right to select from categories.
  • Perspective
    
    
• Basic Art Lessons
  http://home.att.net/~tisone/lessonpg1.htm 
  Art lessons include: Pencil / Black Pen, Adding Coloured Marker, Collage, Mixing Paint. Art History.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Drawing in One-Point Perspective
  http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/
  An interactive site that instructs you to draw one-point perspective.
  Level: Intermediate
  
  
• Perspective
  http://www.homeschoolarts.com/per-l1-1.htm
  An on-line lesson that steps you through drawing perspective in your drawings and paintings.
  
  
• Landscape in Two-Point Perspective
  http://www.talentteacher.com/barnl00.html
  An on-line PowerPoint presentation that steps you though drawing a barn.
  
  
• Art School On-Line
  http://www.drawbooks.com/
  Step-by-step instructions to draw some animals of the desert, rainforest, ocean, and the grasslands.
  
  
• Art Safari Make your own art
  http://www.moma.org/onlineprojects/artsafari/index.html
  Museum of Modern Art:  An exploration of animals and art. 
  Here you can create your own animals on the computer. 
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• HomeSchoolArts
  http://www.homeschoolarts.com/main.htm
  On-line art lessons of: pencil, pen& ink, colour pencil, perspective, 
  
  
• How to 'Read' A Painting
  http://www.kcsd.k12.pa.us/~projects/critic/index.html
  Lesson plan on the evaluation of works of the great artists.  Art gallery links are provided.
  
  
• What is a Print?
  http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html
  Read and interact on-line to learn about  the printing processes of : woodcuts, etching, lithography, and screenprinting.
  (Flash 5 plug-in is required for this on-line project  - download Macromedia Flash if needed)
  Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• The Incredible Art Department
  http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
  A superb collection of art lessons and links to gallaries and artists.
  • Elementary Art Lessons
    http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/elemlessons.html
    Art Lessons- Try, Painting on Foil.
    
    
• Viewing Art Works
  http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/artsed/visart102030/vavwaw.html
  Lesson plans with student worksheets.
  
  
• Viewing Art Work
  http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/VArts/viewing.htm
  Lesson plan for viewing art work. Included is a list of Descriptive Words to Use in a Formal Analysis of Art.
  
  
• Art Express
  http://www.hbschool.com/menus/art_express.html
  Sample on-line art lessons from Harcourt School Publishing for grades 1-5. Select a grade and then choose from a list of activities.
  
  
• The Getty Museum
  http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
  • Lesson plans sorted by grade and alphabetical listing of topics and grade.
  • List of all Getty Curriculum
  • Images of artwork
    
    
• Everyday Art
  http://www.everydayart.com/
  • Class Discussion: What is Art?
  • Curriculum Ideas
  • Family Art Night
    • Family Art Night Planning Guide - printable format
  
  
• Kids Art
  http://www.kidsart.com/
  • Activities, Games, Projects, Free Lesson Plans
  • Art Project Plans
  • Ten Top Art Ideas
  • KidsArt USA Map - Art Projects from museums around the USA
  • The Tech Make a Splash with Color
    http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/contents/
    On-line experiments and explanations of colour, hue, saturation, brightness, rainbows, prisms, mixing colours, filters and dyes, light, human eye.
    Level: Junior, Intermediate
    
    
• Crafts for Kids
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/

• Color Matters
  http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
  Interesting research topics about colour include: color and the brain, color and the body, color and vision, color and Design - Art, color and science, color and the world, color and computers. Have a look at color travels.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Color, Contrast and Dimension in News Design
  http://www.poynter.org/special/colorproject/colorproject/color.html
  Enter and interactive color experience, that introduces color theory, and shows how to use it in design through examples and exercises. The on-line tour is in eight sections.
  
  
• Color, Vision and Art
  http://webexhibits.org/colorart/index2.html
  • What is Color? - on-line interactive descriptions of color
  
  
  

Artists

• Tom Thomson Art Gallery
  http://www.tomthomson.org/
  Includes the work and history of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
  Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Artists- WebMuseum, Paris
  http://www.navigo.com/wm/paint/auth/
  Biographies and their work displayed.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• The Impressionists
  http://www.biography.com/impressionists/index.html
  A superb site that compliments the A&E/Biography telecast of "The Impressionists". However, this site can be used without the video.
  • Biographies of Degas, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Bazille, Cassatt, Manet, And Sisley.
  • Explore Impressionism with Degas, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir. 
  • Teacher's Guide pdf file (6 pages), critical viewing questions
  • Impressionism Quiz
  • History.com Encyclopedia
    
    
• Impressionism
  http://www.impressionism.org/
  Teach  Impressionism Includes extensive printable lesson plans. Click on Experience Impressionism for an on-line guided tour through France and explore the interesting concepts that defined the Impressionism art movement.  Click on the graphic in the lower left hand corner to see a site map and you will also find links to The Paintings and Artist Biographies.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Explore Monet's World
  http://www.mfa.org/monetsworld/
  Take a virtual trip through the areas of London, Venice and Giverny and learn when and where Monet created his masterworks. You can see rare footage of Monet painting in his garden, enjoy a number of different interactive games, view a selection of Monet paintings from the exhibition and learn fun facts about the early 1900's. You can even send a friend a Monet digital postcard!
  Level: Primary, Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Monet's Masterpieces
  http://www.giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm
  View Monet's masterpieces on-line and read Monet's biography.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Exploring Leonardo
  http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
  Explore the site and learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist.
  • Inventor's Workshop
  • Leonardo's Perspective
  • Leonardo - Right to Left
  • Renaissance Italy
  • Additional Resources
    
    
• Arts and Artists
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/coloring/
  Colouring pages and on-line colouring of French, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and U.S. artists.
  
  
• Art Access
  http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/
  On-line resources are examined and lesson plans provided for:
  • Ancient Indian Art of the Americas
  • African American art
  • Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
  • Modern and Contemporary Art
  • American Art of 1900
    
    
• CGFA Artist's Index
  http://cgfa.dotsrc.org//fineart.htm
  Choose artists by alphabetical index, timeframe and nationality.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• The Vincent van Gogh Gallery
  http://www.vggallery.com/
  His paintings, biographies, correspondence
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
  
  
• Van Gogh Lesson Plan
  http://209.32.200.18/artsnetmn/environ/vangogh4.html
  Background information about the artist, art techniques, and sample pictures can be found here.
  
  
• Inside Art
  http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html
  Test your knowledge about the post-impressionist artist, Van Gogh.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
  
  
• Celebrating Women's Achiements in Canada
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/index-e.html
• Women Artists in Canada
  Brief biographies, list and display of some of their work.
  
  
  
  

Art Galleries 



• Art Gallery of Ontario
  http://www.ago.net/
  
  
• NGA Kids
  http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
  National Gallery of Art on-line activities for kids. Explore art gardens and works of art.
  
  
• NGA
  http://www.nga.gov/collection/sculpthmb.htm
  Sculpture Garden: Works of Art- includes biographies and explanations of artwork.
  
  
  

WebQuests

• Splash of Color
  http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lpnew_bin/UI_Metadata/public/818
  Through the use of children's literature, creative writing, hands-on science, art,
  music, and a wide variety of technology, students will explore the properties of
  primary and secondary colors. For primary grades.
  
  
• Eyes of Art
  http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/index.html
  Five on-line art activities where you examine a variety of art and art eras.

Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday May 11, 2008 9:11 PM