A R T   -   Lesson Plans for Creative Teachers & Students *

ArtsEdge Lesson Plans

  The National Arts and Education Network

• this site makes finding art-related lessons a snap
• either select "visual arts" and then the appropriate
  grade level ( K - 4, 5 - 8, 9 - 12), or
• plug in a keyword
• don't miss = the email tab on every lesson plan,
  which makes it easy to share documents with a
  colleague

KinderArt Lesson Plans

  KinderART

• this site contains a great selection of teacher-
  submitted art lesson plans for pre K - 8
• an especially unique category is "recycling" in
  which you'll find art projects for teachers on a
  showstring budged
• offers other unique lesson topics, including textiles,
  sculpture, architecture, printmaking, and folk art
• for more teacher lessons, visit Education World

Incredible Art Lessons

  Incredible Art Lessons

• another collection of highly creative art lessons by
  teachers
• arranged by grade level
• most contain links to related sites and books that
  will probably be in your library's collection
• looking for more creative art lessons,
  check out ArtsEdNet

Crayola Lesson Plans

  Crayola Lesson Plans

• here you'll find interesting visual arts lessons
• arranged:
  by grade level (pre-K - 12 )
  theme ( books, crafts, holidays, etc. )
  medium ( including watercolors, pencil, markers, chalk )
  timeframe ( e.g., 30 - 60 minutes )
• to access the lesson plans you must register
  ( it's free of charge )
• and login with an e-mail address and password

Arts Lesson Plans

  PBS

• many of the lessons include printable ( PDF )
• the lessons for preschoolers and young elementary
  school children cover crafts
• visual arts-teachers will love them all

* Source: School Library Journal   February, 2005, page 30