Art Sphere Inc. highly values the contributions and offerings of the countless organizations, learning institutions, and cultural establishments that enrich the multi-dimensional fabric of our communities.
Integrating Art In the Classroom
- Kids.gov
- EDSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web
- Education on Science.gov
- Smithsonian Kids
- Arts Integration is an approach to where students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_integration - Resources for teachers who use arts integration
http://artsintegration.com/ - ArtsEdge is the Kennedy Centers Free digital and resource for teaching and learning in, through and about the arts
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx?_ga=1.238803078.727532936.1483381009 - National Art Education Association Home Page
www.arteducators.org - National Art Education Association Resources
http://www.arteducators.org/research/research - PSA printouts and information on getting kids involved with art. http://www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness/
- Research results on the differences in art and non art related cognition in students from The DANA Foundation.
http://www.dana.org/news/publications/detail.aspx?id=10748 - Teaching resources and tools for arts integration from Educational Closet. http://educationcloset.com/
- National Gallery of Art Kids Zone
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm/
Volunteer
- Points of Light: An Organization dedicated to educating and organizing volunteers in order to support initiatives across America
http://www.pointsoflight.org/ - Points of Light provides information for National Volunteer Week happening from April 6th to April 12th. http://www.pointsoflight.org/signature-events/national-volunteer-week
- National Volunteer Week Resource Guide 2013
http://www.handsonnetwork.org/files/resources/nvw_resourceguide_2013.pdf
Online Lessons and Classes
- Kinder Art
http://www.kinderart.com/index.html - carla Sonheim: Tutorials & Drawing Assignments
http://www.carlasonheim.com/tutorials/ - Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/ - Free Online Art Classes
http://www.free-online-art-classes.com/ - Artyfactory: Free Art Lessons
http://www.artyfactory.com/ - Artistsnetwork: Free Art Videos
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/online-video - Carol’s Drawing Blog: Online Drawing Lessons, Videos, And Exercises
http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/online-drawing-lessons-videos-exercises/ - Drawing Space: Getting Started with Drawing
https://www.drawspace.com/lessons/topic/1/getting-started-with-drawing
Lesson Plans and Guides
- FREE paper craft projects can be found at Canon Creative Park -inspiration for model making projects as well as great teaching tools and classroom models for drawing including advanced paper folding dinosaurs and architecture.
- Supplement insect projects with lesson plans from Pro Teacher Insect Lessons
- Special Thanks to Ms. Connie’s after school art class from Daly City, CA, who use our resource page in art classes! In appreciation, they did some research of their own and recommended to us this wonderful link to Stationary Art Projects For Kids:
http://www.invitationconsultants.com/stationery-art-projects-for-kids.aspx - Elementary Bat Model and Lesson Plan:
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Stellaluna-Lesson-Plans.html - A fabulous resource for art teachers, kids and parents Crayola’s FREE Art lesson plans using crayons to make insects
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/iridescent-insects-lesson-plan/
In fact http://www.crayola.com/crafts/ has been a great place for me to daydream about what Art Sphere Inc. could do with just a few more art supplies. - Bug and Insect Crafts for Kids:
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/bugs-insects-craftsideasactivitieskids.html - Diverse classroom project ideas with student work examples.
http://arted20.ning.com/ - Catalogue of multimedia art projects for kids. (courtesy of Lyn from Angela from Enriching Kids)
http://www.designmantic.com/industry/art-designs-and-ideas-for-kids.php - Dick Blick: Hundreds of Lesson Plans designed to meet the National Standards for Visual Art Education
http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/ - Database of lesson plans, class activities, and worksheets for pre-k through high school.
http://www.education.com/ - Wildlife lesson plans for teachers and youth of all ages
http://www.exploretheblue.com/ - Information on integration, with articles and lesson plans provided by Scholastic.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/strategies-arts-integration - Peabody Essex Museum has wonderful elementary school lesson plans with handouts:
- http://pem.org/aux/pdf/learn/asia_curriculum/korea-lesson11.pdf
- Tips for an Awesome Nature Journal- http://blog.nwf.org/2014/01/how-to-make-a-unique-nature-journal/#
National Wildlife Federation home page - Circle Walk art activity…children combine nature, education, and art to learn about our favorite shape…spheres/circles!
http://www.nwf.org/activity-finder/outdoor-activities/take-a-circle-walk.aspx - US Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Program and Educational Curriculum
- John Heinz’s art contest and curriculum:
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/John_Heinz/visit/jrduckstamp.html - Art history and lesson plan resource
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/art-history - Lesson plan resources for 1-8
http://www.cuchicago.edu/artlessons - Teachers.net: Art lesson Plans
http://teachers.net/lessonplans/subjects/arts_and_crafts - Art of the Stamp – View 100 original drawings and artworks that were used to create postage stamps.
- Art of Video Games – Meet Georgina Goodlander, an exhibition coordinator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Learn about this exhibit and how video games are an art form.
- Bottlecaps to Brushes – Cappy, the skateboarding giraffe, will show you some of the other works of art in the American Art Museum’s collection.
- Destination Modern Art – A gallery that offers an introduction to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Look carefully at works of art and learn about artists and their techniques.
- Eyeing America – Prints of Robert Cottingham – Take a tour across America with artist Robert Cottingham.
- Fine Arts Specialist – Kim talks about her job helping put artwork in government buildings. She talks about the process and why it’s important to be a good planner.
- Photo Tips for Nature – Photography tips for kids on how to take photos in nature.
- Researching Your Art – Do you have a question about American art and don’t know how to find the answer? This shows you how to investigate and learn about art.
- Search Collections or Artists in the American Art Museum – Search by art type, such as painting, sculpture, or drawings, or by artist.
- Sea-Saws – NGA Kids – Select photographs of natural and man-made objects, then assemble the pieces to create a seascape or an abstract composition. The BUILD tool helps you construct animated characters and set them in motion.
- Smithsonian Education For Students – This is a place for kids to explore, discover and learn. Find out about art, science, history and the secrets of the museums.
- Why Should Kids Learn About Art? – Kim, a fine arts specialist, talks about why art is important and shows you an example of modern art.
- Why Should We Save or Preserve Art? – Find out why preserving art is important and how you can save your own art.
- What is a Print? – A print is a work of art made up of ink and paper. It’s created not by directly drawing on the paper, but through an indirect transfer process.
Search for Lesson Plans and Learning
- Scholastic: Teachers Lesson Plans Search
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/free-lesson-plans - PBS Learning Media (Look up by subject and grade)
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ - WNET: Education Search
http://www.wnet.org/education/ - Share My Lesson
https://sharemylesson.com/ - How to Study in the US
https://www.usa.gov/study-in-US
General Resources for Teachers and Students
- Alliance For Excellent Education
http://all4ed.org/ - Lesson plans and informative articles for families, students, and educators from The Kennedy Center.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx - Teaching tools and a training program to enrich art education.
http://www.artiseducation.org/ - Arts education coalition that supports and sponsors education programs
http://www.aep-arts.org/resources-2/national-arts-in-education-week/ - Current events in teaching and a research tool for art education professionals.
http://artsusa.org/networks/arts_education/001.asp - National Endowment for the Arts blog tracks current events within the community.
http://blog.artsusa.org/ - ASCD provides educational leadership magazines,conference opportunities, and an accessible book database. http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx
- The Center for Effective Learning
http://www.thecenter4learning.com/ - Amazing resources on psychology of color and all matters color particularly useful for high school and college age students and a great resource for design students.
http://www.colormatters.com/ - Curriculum Maps
http://commoncore.org/maps/resources/art - Strategies and guidelines for teaching from The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
http://www.edutopia.org/ - Inspires connections between children and nature in the outdoors
http://www.get-to-know.org/ - Designing an arts for all learning community
http://handbook.laartsed.org/handbook/index.ashx?pg=23 - What Would Harriet Do? A Legacy of Resistance & Activism
http://www.albany.edu/harriet_tubman/symposium.html - The National Guild for Community Arts Education
http://www.nationalguild.org/Home.aspx - A directory of educational resources and strategies for grade school subjects.
http://proteacher.com/ - Rhizome offers current event journals, community forums, and digital art database.
http://rhizome.org/ - Schuylkill River http://www.destinationschuylkillriver.org/
- Discover All Things Regional in Central PA’s art and culture scene
http://www.witf.org/arts-culture/ - National Young Arts Foundation
http://www.youngarts.org/ - Online Art Magazine Features 21 artistic disciplines
http://www.thalo.com/ - Graffiti Art as explained by ASI volunteer – “I saw this building when I was in Paris – walked all around. The line was a 5 hour wait to get in. Just standing in line was a hoot – all kinds of people from grandes dames to babies and wild looking people. AMAZING!!!” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441767/Street-artists-decorate-Parisian-tower-block-create-10-storey-art-installation.html
- Prevent bullying, raise test scores, and improve the overall environment of your school.
http://thirdearproject.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/four-components-of-ic.pdf - Rethinking Art media hierarchy
http://www.academia.edu/2761454/Rethinking_the_Art-Craft_Hierarchy_Assessing_Critical_Positions_in_Contemporary_Ceramics - Association of Teaching Artists provides teaching resources
http://www.teachingartists.com/ - Free Registry For Educational Excellence
https://www2.ed.gov/free/index.html - National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/ - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs: Online Catalog
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/ - Slavery: Slave Narratives From the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html - The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
http://valley.lib.virginia.edu - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www2.ed.gov/free/index.html - Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html?id=bruce - Readworks.org: The Solution to Reading Comprehension
http://www.readworks.org/
Museum and Art History Resources
- National Gallery Of Art
- National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ - National Museum of African Art
africa.si.eduafrica.si.edu/education/student-gallery/
africa.si.edu/education/classroom-resources/
https://africa.si.edu/education/teacher-resources/
https://africa.si.edu/pdf/LessonPlansCONVERSATIONS7.0.pdf - National Museum of Women in the Arts
https://nmwa.org/ - National Museum of Mexican Art
http://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/ - National Museum of the American Indian
http://nmai.si.edu/ - An online museum of children’s artwork
http://www.artsonia.com/museum - The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
http://www.ansp.org/ - Educational website on art history, art movements, artist, galleries, and current events in the art world.
http://www.Artcyclopedia.com/ - Online classes and magazine for art educators with an online community.
http://www.theartofed.com - Art search engine and image database with educators Q and A forum.
http://www.artsconnected.org/ - Networking and teaching resources from art educators of Washington state.
http://artsedwashington.org/ - The Art Institute of Chicago provides multiple resource directories and a digital multimedia library.
http://www.artic.edu/learn - Online catalogue of artists and artwork with image database.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/ - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/learn - Art21, a PBS program about contemporary art. Fabulous Resource for learning, teaching and understanding the motivations behind contemporary art.
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists - Ready to get out of the house and do something extraordinary? There’s something happening right around the corner – at our local library.
http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/ - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts both an art school and a museum located in Philadelphia
http://www.pafa.org/ - Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development offers grant initiatives and current events in the education community of Philadelphia.
http://www.phennd.org/ - The Philadelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/ - Project search tool –
http://cuart.colorado.edu/resources/vrc/tips/tech-tips-finding-the-best-books-articles-and-images-for-your-project/ - Ap Art History Guide
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap_arthistory_teachers_guide.pdf - Art history link database
http://arthistoryresources.net/ARTHLinks4.html - Arts based Research tool
https://library.barnard.edu/find-books/guides/AHIS/AHIS
Healing and Art Therapy
- An Art Therapy blog with informative articles and career search engine.
http://www.arttherapyblog.com/c/art-therapy-activities - Art With Heart is a non profit organization that provides information on therapeutic books with a training program for educators.
http://artwithheart.org/ - Public Art: An Essential Component of Creating Communities
http://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/pdf/2013/by_program/networks_and_councils/public_art_network/PublicArtMonograph_JBecker.pdf - Art with Heart’s facebook page, providing current events within the Art with Heart community.
http://www.facebook.com/ArtwithHeartSeattle?sk=info - Art Transforming Trauma
http://www.awbw.org/ - “No Name Calling Week” Lesson Plans for ES, MS, and HS (They have a separate link for art lessons specific!)
http://www.glsen.org/nonamecallingweek - No Name Calling Week –
Art Lesson Plans PDF - Students Against Violence
http://nationalsave.org/chapter-tools/resources/ - Healing learning and growing through creative expression
http://www.colorsofplay.com/uncategorized/sensory-art-activities - Information on self centering and relaxation in correlation to curriculum with advise on teaching methods.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/using_art_as_healing.htm
http://www4.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/brain/bboverview.html - Information on how the brain functions in correlation to learning. http://www.learningandthebrain.com/Event130/Educating-for-Creative-Minds/Program
- A lesson planned geared towards diffusing social stereotypes from Learning To Give. http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit137/lesson3.html
- The Childrens Healing Art Project reaches out to disadvantaged children through art.
http://chap.name/ - The National Center for Severe Sensory Disabilities
http://www.unco.edu/ncssd/resources/StatisticalFactSheet.shtml - Wonderful ideas for making the world a better place http://www.onemillionactsofkindness.com/
- PBS Parents-Educational resources like 10 ways to celebrate World Kindness Day
- The Healing Story Alliance and Laura Simms put together a list of resources that you or others you might know might find helpful in light of Connecticut’s tragedy.
http://healingstory.org/rrr/transforming-fear-in-the-aftermath-of-school-shootings
5,000 Hands of Hope for Sandy Hook lesson plan, Lesson Plan 5 steps and tools at bottom of page….Step 4 details art activity
Art Career Development Information
- Art career and education database
http://www.arteducators.org/research/research - Informational tool for potential art collectors, database of galleries, and works for sale.
http://www.artnet.com - Online database of contemporary works of art for sale.
http://www.Artstar.com
Hands in Art
- Examples on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/pin/225320787579085576/
- M.C. Escher at The Akron Art Museum https://akronartmuseum.org/pdf/escher.pdf
- Lesson Ideas – Hands In Art http://www.incredibleart.org/files/hands.htm
- Art Sonia – Art Project Lesson Plans https://www.artsonia.com/teachers/lessonplans/
Art and Music projects
- Music = Art Project, International Society For Enducation Through Art
http://insea.org/publications/music-art-project - Finding Inspiration for Art Projects : Art Ideas for Inspiration: Matching Music to an Art Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUB8uWTfDr0 - Pinterest – Music and Art Projects
https://www.pinterest.com/jmbyrd31/music-and-art-projects/ - PBS – African Arts and Music
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/music/goals.html - Free Kids Crafts – Music Crafts
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/school-days/music-crafts/ - Latino Center’s Kids Corner – Smithsonian – View three major galleries: 1) a Kids Gallery; 2) the Son Clave Lounge featuring Latino music; 3) Meso Time, a virtual visit through Mexico’s pre-Columbian past. (Flash required)
- Musical Instruments – Library of Congress – Gives information about the instrument collections, as well as photos and audio.
- National Jukebox – Historical Recordings from the Library of Congress.
- New York Philharmonic Kids Page – Check out the instrument lab, the composition workshop, and the musicians’ lounge of the New York Philharmonic. (Shockwave required)
- Patriotic Songs – Links to songs and lyrics of famous patriotic songs.
- Piano at the White House – Learn about the famous Steinway Piano, one of the White House’s most recognized items.
- Sing-Along – Learn about environmental health science through song.
- Uncommon Instruments – America’s Library – You might play the trumpet, the violin, or the flute, but how about the marimba, the oud, or the zurna?
- Architect – Kids.gov Career Spotlight – Meet Tony Alonso, Regional Chief Architect of the General Services Administration.
- Artists in Dialogue – Series of videos throughout the years with 2 international artists.
- Badlands in Brief – Artists in Residence – The Badlands are a source of inspiration for artists of all disciplines. Find out more about the program and view artwork submissions.
- Fine Arts Specialist – Kim talks about her job helping put artwork in government buildings. She talks about the process and why it’s important to be a good planner.
- Piano at the White House – Learn about the famous Steinway Piano, one of the White House’s most recognized items.
- Podcasts – National Endowment for the Arts – Find videos and audio recordings of interviews, performances, and readings.
- See, Hear and Sing – America’s Story – Watch a movie, hear a song and play a tune from America’s past.
- Smithsonian Folkways – Video Performances – Folk music videos from around the world.
- Why Should Kids Learn About Art? – Kim, a fine arts specialist, talks about why art is important and shows you an example of modern art.
- Why Should We Save or Preserve Art? – Find out why preserving art is important and how you can save your own art.
Journal ideas
- Art Projects for Kids – Art Journal http://artprojectsforkids.org/category/view-by-theme/journal/ (printmaking too)
- Art Projects for Kids – Author Archives: kathybarbro http://artprojectsforkids.org/author/kathybarbro/page/15/
- Create Mixed Media – Art Journaling http://www.createmixedmedia.com/make/journaling
- The Sketchbook Project https://www.sketchbookproject.com/
- New York – HomeworkNYC.org – This is a great resource for kids on many different subjects – from languages to science.
- Researching Your Art – Do you have a question about American art and don’t know how to find the answer? This shows you how to investigate and learn about art.