Arts and Humanities

Lesson Plans and Activities

VISUAL ARTS:

  • ARTSEDGE - Lessons combining content areas and the arts from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts (with additional support from the U.S. Department of Education); grade levels indicated.
  • ArtEdventures Visit this art education site that includes an interactive timeline and glossary, color wheel, and lots information about the elements and the principles of art. You'll find loads
    of activities, lesson plans, teaching tips, and technique practice that will help you integrate technology into non-traditional courses.
  • ArtsEdNet Teaching tools, lesson plans, image gallery and more.
  • EDSITEMENT - Subject-based access to top humanities sites,
     lesson plans and at-home activities, and additional learning activities.
  • Art History Timeline From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • WetCanvas -an extensive website with MANY tutorials and art lessons
  • Art Websites -Compiled by the American Library Association, this is a great resource for art, museum, and music websites and lessons.
  • Arts & Humanities Clearinghouse - The Arts & Humanities category includes guides on topics pertaining to the creative, artistic, philosophical and historical expressions of human beings, and of the records, documents, works and artifacts produced by these endeavors.
  • National Endowment for the Arts Resources for artists, including grant information and discipline resources. 
  • Mother of All Art History Links Pages Sponsored by the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, this is an excellent resource page for links and images.
  • Absolute Arts - Art news on a daily basis
  • ArtsWire - A national online network for artists & art organizations.
  • WhyArt.com Arts integration resource
 
MUSIC:
  • ARTSEDGE - Music - Lessons combining content areas and the arts from John F. Kennedy Center for the
    Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts (with additional support from the U.S.
    Department of Education); grade levels indicated.
  • The Classical Music Navigator A list of classical music composers and their works.
  • Essentials of Music Outlines the six periods of music history, offers brief biographies of composers and
    defines musical terms
  • Jazz!  Ken Burns, whose films include "The Civil War,” "Baseball," and “Lewis and Clark” will begin
    to tell the comprehensive story of jazz. The 10-part epic "Jazz" will air
    on PBS stations across the country throughout the month. Features a "Classroom" link.
  • Duke Ellington Resources and activities about Duke Ellington.
  • Instrument Encyclopedia Beginning with more than 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan, this resource features musical instruments from around the world. Resources include a glossary of musical terms, information about museum instrument collections in Canada and the United States, and other WWW sites featuring instrument collections.
  • K-12 Resources for Music Educators Extensive resources for band, orchestra, and choral music teachers.
  • Kathy Schrock's Subject Guide for Music and Performing Arts Super list of resources for music and drama.

 

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