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Elementary Art

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General Resources

A. Pintura, Art Detective...Outstanding, clever, and stimulating site using detective style to explore art in some depth.
Architecture...slide library from University of California, Berkeley, amazing scope of periods and structures
Artcyclopedia...comprehensive searches by artist, artwork by title, movement, medium, subject and more
ArtsEdNet...lesson plans, curriculum ideas, online discussion; galleries and highlighted collections from the Getty museums
ArtSource...a selective site for networked resources; diverse content includes Net resources, materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians, etc.
Costumer's Manifesto...ethnic, historical, movie
Culture Quest World Tour ...a survey of customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of peoples around the world
Eyes on Art...:"learning to look," compare interestingly paired works, artists that brought change
Inside Art...discover movement, style, type and artist in this online adventure
Louvre Online...collections and exhibitions
Masks...comprehensive galleries of mask art from diverse world cultures
Metropolitan Museum...Timeline of Art, American painting, sculpture and decorative arts, Textiles
National Audobon Society...bird and wildlife information, State Birds linked to Audobon art
National Gallery...activities and projects for children from the National Gallery of Art
Native Tech...materials of the Eastern Woodlands; historical and contemporary background, technical instruction and references
Panoramas, The North American Landscape in Art... explore personal, social, mythical and evolving perspectives
Rings of Passion...five emotions in world art; sort or create gallery by country, emotion, artist
Sanford, A Lifetime of Color ...resources, lesson plans, ArtEdventures, and tools for artists
The Secret Garden ...radiographic images of flowers
Smithsonian American Art Museum...Ask Joan of Art, selections from galleries, 1001 Days and Nights (fact of the day with graphic)
WebMuseum...themes, schools, artists

Kindergarten

Exploring the Visual World

  • Relationships in objects
  • Pattern and detail in the environment

Introduction to Line and Shape...an interactive introduction geometric and organic shapes

Creating Expressive Images

  • Lines, shapes, colors, and textures express an idea
  • Tools and materials make intended lines, shapes, colors, and textures

Crayons and Computers ...color, still life and landscape for K-3
Introduction to Color...an interactive introduction to the color wheel, in verse!
Harings Kids...bold color, morphing lines; an exciting and expressive interactive site featuring the art of Keith Haring

Learning from the Art of Others

  • What is seen in artworks
  • Ways in which people use their art

Grade 1

Exploring the Visual World

  • Shapes, colors, lines and textures in objects and scenes
  • Use symbols and images to interpret what is seen and felt

Adelante!...development of murals that reflect themes within the Mexican American community of Sterling, IL
What Tree is It ...identify by leaf, name and fruit (photos of leaf and fruit)

Creating Expressive Images

  • Tools and materials for art expression
  • Lines, shapes colors and textures tell about people, places and things

Kids Next Door...meet community workers, tour public facilities, check out safe places to play

Learning from the Art of Others

  • Artists use line, shape, color, and texture in their artwork
  • Artists use materials and ideas

Clown Alley...a gallery of marvelous images from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's circus

Grade 2

Exploring the Visual World

  • Lines, shapes colors, and textures in natural and man made forms
  • Symbols and images are used to represent objects and events

Landscape...Grandma Moses, Monet and Constable; projects developing perspective and adding objects


Creating Expressive Images

  • Lines, shapes, forms, colors, and textures communicate experiences and ideas
  • Extend and refine abilities in using art media

Learning from the Art of Others

  • Art used in the community
  • Artists use materials and elements in different ways
    Kente Inspired Weaving ...powerpoint presentation on kente inspired weaving designed by Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson MD art teachers Joanne Perlin, Paula Baziz, Stephanie Chaney, and Harold Smith, Jr.

Art Safari...explore animals and art, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Grade 3

Exploring the Visual World

  • Ways in which parts are related
  • Ways art elements show relationships between objects

Kids Muse...explore color, composition, portrait and mood; Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Creating Expressive Images

  • Art elements may be organized to illustrate a design principle.
  • Identify relationships among art elements in planning and creating compositions.

Learning from the Art of Others

  • Artworks reflect the time and place from which they came.
  • Identify the relationships between the purpose and design of artworks.

Caves of Lascaux...a virtual visit to these no longer accessible paintings, includes perspective and interpretation

Grade 4

Interpreting the Environment

  • Analyze the visual and tactile qualities of form in responding to the environment
  • Identify different ways individuals interpret their world.

Garden Clubs of America...links to specific flowers, arboritae and related botanical sites
Still Life...Van Gogh and Monet; two projects for students

Art Elements, Design Principles, and Art Processes are Used in Developing Art Expression

  • Identify criteria for selecting art elements, design principles and art processes to express ideas.
  • Seek creative solutions of art problems

Skeleton ...a short cartoon video from BrainPop showing structure and movement of the human body
Movement ...motion pictures of animal locomotion
Pueblo Pottery ...handsome browseable thumbnail gallery

Work of others Provides Inspiration and Personal Expression

  • Works of art communicate belief and values of individuals and cultures

Grade 5

Qualities and Relationships in Compositions

  • Compositional organization of natural and human made forms
  • Relationships between design and purpose

Cubism...discussion; links to Braque and Picasso
Hermitage Jewelry Collection...gold jewelry from antiquity; The State Heritage Museum

Factors That Influence Creative Expression

  • Apply a variety of materials and ideas for organizing expressive compositions
  • Art elements and design principles may be selected to achieve specific compositional effects.

ArchKIDtecture...materials, elements and structures, Build It Yourself (creating a simple floor plan)
Go West, Young Artist!...cross America in 1870 to discover style, technique and expression of six famous artists
Self-Portrait, Telling Stories of Ourselves...a comparison of three Jacob Lawrence self-portraits

Artists Create Compositions Based upon Their Interpretation

  • Similarities and differences in style of artworks
  • Artists create compositions based upon their interpretation of what is seen or imagined
    Hieroglyphs...discussion of symbols and interpretation from NOVA
    Hieroglyphic converter...fun for students, create messages and cartouches with instant conversion to hieroglyphics
    The Impressionists...biographies, interactive examination of theme, color and brushwork, opportunity to create Impressionist painting online
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