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Columbus Museum Educator Guide

Jodi — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:14:46 +0000

Columbus Museum Permanent Collection Educator Guide designed for grades K-12, this guide is an excellent tool for teachers in explaining the Museum’s art collection in terms of themes, artists, resources and more.
http://www.columbusmuseum.com/education/educator_serv.html

Early Childhood Art

Jodi — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:05:21 +0000

Early Childhood Education Art

Shelley has a neat website and has a lot of art projects for little ones. http://www.childcareland.com/artproject.html

Try weather art with Raindrop Painting http://www.kinderart.com/painting/showers.shtml

These are some cute paperdolls I ran across. They are in pdf format.
http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=section/pattyreed/downloadPReed.html&CFID=2376058&CFTOKEN=71652890 From Simplicity’s website: We’re pleased to bring you the latest collection of colorful Patty Reed paper dolls based on her own darling pattern designs.

Tux Paint is a free drawing program designed for young children (kids ages 3 and up). It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who helps guide children as they use the program.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/

Mandalas

Jodi — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:50:41 +0000

Mandalas

http://www.free-mandala.com/en/start.html
http://www.mariposamuseum.org/mandala_download.html
http://www.edupics.com/en-coloring-pages-pictures-photo-mandalas-c125.html
http://mandalaz.free.fr/fr/mandalas_petits.html
http://www.hugolescargot.com/coloriages-mandala.htm
Mandala Lesson Plans http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html

Spring for Littles

Jodi — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:01:00 +0000

Here’s a few activities for younger kids for spring
Spring Clip Art
Spring Crafts
Spring Theme
Spring Word Puzzle
Sequence Cards
Spring Activities
Spring Crosswood Puzzle
Spring Flowers
Spring Pictures to Color
Springtime Coloring Book
Spring Songs and Poems
More Spring Songs
Spring Flower Puzzle

O’Keeffe and Monet

Jodi — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:47:57 +0000

Art Lessons and Info for Artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Claude Monet

Abstract Flowers View and discuss Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower paintings and then create your own drawings. Flowers Galore Observe the shapes and lines that make up a flower by studying the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Biography of O’Keeffe that includes quotes from the artist and some of pictures of her work. More about Georgia O’Keeffe with links to examples of her paintings and drawings from the National Gallery of Art. Read Georgia O’Keeffe: Legendary American Painter.

Monet and Impressionism explore negative space using “Waterlilies” and the Bridge or Gardens at Giverny. Monet’s Garden explore the painting “Garden at Sainte-Adresse” and create your own garden by the sea utilizing a similar composition design. Read about Claude Monet biography. He was a seminal figure in the evolution of Impressionism, a pivotal style in the development of modern art. Monet Paintings and Drawings CD-ROM and Book – Monet’s interpretations of light and shifting color revolutionized modern art. Enjoy 187 images of the master’s finest Impressionist works — including Jerusalem Artichokes, Lady with Parasol, Water Lilies, and many more — presented here in full color for easy use in an array of creative projects.

More about artists on the website.

Black History Month

Jodi — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:28:51 +0000

Learn about African American leaders and heritage during Black History Month. These creative lessons will inspire thoughtful classroom discussion. Gales has Black History Month free resources, calendar with notable dates, activities from Gale’s, and loads of biographies. National Geographic’s Legacy of Change: Icons of The American Civil Rights Movement photo gallery.

Activities from Crayola: Sparkling African Collar Necklace, Rhythm ‘n Blues Musical Poster, and Tent Textiles 3-D Display. Golden Legacy Series is an illustrated Black History magazine series. Read online their article on Martin Luther King Jr. in its entirety. Download in pdf from Disney Channel’s Cable in the Classroom standards-based educational materials that include discussion questions and lesson plans. The Proud Family: I Had a Dream (ages 8-13). That’s So Raven: True Colors (grades 5-8).

Scientist George Washington Carver coloring page. Power to the Peanut Discoveries. Cloze activity, biography with photo gallery. George Washington Carver and Sharing.

Poet Langston Hughes coloring page. Free to Dream Poetry posters. Langston Hughes lesson plans and teaching ideas.

Singer Marian Anderson coloring page. Marian Anderson at the Met has articles, photographs, sound clips, lesson plans, biography and timeline.

Art

Jodi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:30:42 +0000

Dick Blick has free art lesson plans. Choose from lessons like Art-Zee Dice Game, African Embossed Leather Box, 100 Spirits and more. You can also access the previous years’ lessons.
Online Fine Art Instruction in Drawing, Painting, Pastel, Charcoal, and Lessons in Color Theory, Space and Composition
Painting & Drawing Exercises
Art Project Lesson Plans
Art Projects for Kids
Drawing and sketching
Teach Art at Home sign up for a monthly newsletter that delivers free art projects and lessons.
Sanford A Lifetime of Color Explore the world of art and artists through the interactive timeline and glossary. Learn about the color wheel, the elements and principles of art and more.
The Artist’s Toolkit Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build works of art. Each title below has three sections: Watch an animated demonstration; Find examples of the concept in works of art from museums; Create your own composition
Timeline of Art horizontal or vertical timeline of art.

Draw your own Celtic Knotwork

Jodi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:31:23 +0000

There are many methods for drawing celtic knotwork. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages. The method you choose will depend on the details of your project and, of course, your preferences.

Art & Calligraphy

Jodi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:26:34 +0000

Ahhhh…Public School. An elective class I took in public high school was Calligraphy. On the first day the teacher asked if anyone was lefthanded. Only two people raised their hands. One of them was me. The teacher spoke to the other lefty and ignored me. Given my supply list, my mom & I went shopping after school. She bought something like this Speedball Set and ink. Even though my paper constantly smeared with ink and my lettering spotty, it took a few classes before the teacher realized I was lefthanded. Then it was back to the art supply store for a few lefthanded calligraphy nibs. The art supply store would not take back the pens we already bought & used nor would the teacher pay for the pens. It was difficult to find a comfortable way of holding the pen and paper so I just held my hand over the paper and went through twice as many pieces of paper to do my lettering. The teacher did not spend more time with me to show me different ways of lefthanded calligraphy. I don’t remember what grade I ended up getting in class, but I’m sure it wasn’t an A.

The Art of Arabic Calligraphy
Chinese Arts – Calligraphy
Japanese Calligraphy
Calligraphy for Everyone
Scribblers Calligraphy Blog
Teaching Calligraphy
Nibs I: The Basics
The Left-handed Writers Page
Pointed Pen Copperplate Calligraphy
Pointed Pen Copperplate Calligraphy 07
Left-Handed Calligraphy by Vance Studley

Marble Paper

Jodi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:53:03 +0000

Learn how to Marble Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, lapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, and more.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.