Visual Art Lesson Sites

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http://www.geocities.com/theartkids/artlessons.html The layout of the website is easy, clean, and functional. The lessons are divided up by grade and also by topic to help with navigating around if you have specific unit planned. I was also impressed with the idea that each lesson had a picture to go with it, this way you know what the students will be creating before you assign the lesson. My only issue is that only the lesson titles are given so you need to do a lot of clicking to find the perfect lesson.

http://www.kinderart.com/ The site is a little overwhelming with all of the ads popping around and multiple colors, but once you focus on the art lessons they have great ideas! I loved the kitchen art section which talks about making things from kitchen supplies as well as making art you can eat. This site is helpful because not only does it have the title of the lesson, but it also has a description so you don’t have to click on a bunch of random titles.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Art45.htm These lessons range from art history, to cultural art, and computer art. With the variety of lessons its easy to locate one which will work for you. Another thing that makes find the lessons easy is they don’t use creative lesson titles, they have names such as : “A very interesting Art lesson involving creating art on computers,” “Here is a great painting with sand art lesson for all ages,” and “This art lesson deals with Vincent van Gogh.”

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html Interesting site with various links to activities of all kinds. I really liked the idea of “free-time art” and how the list on the web page has various grades, then lesson topics to narrow the selection. Something I found interesting was the Sub Plans and Time Fillers sections, this is helpful to have laying around incase another lesson is faster than you planned or if a last minute sub is needed it will give them something to do.

http://www.theapple.com/training/category/72-art- This site is wonderful because it has 5 pages of art lessons which state grade levels, title, and a description before you even click on the lesson. Then when you find a lesson which works for you the lesson page has reviews and stars which other users have given it. I love the collaboration between teachers to help promote effective art lessons.

http://www.pittschools.org/aes/PHYSED8.HTM Great ideas for lessons on everything from active classroom management to indoor PE activities. Easy to move around because you search specific activities and titles until you find a tag game, dance lesson, or gymnastics idea that would work in your classroom.

http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/pelessonplans.html Interesting website because you can search for specific activities. Not all the searches come back with good responses, but it is helpful if you need a specific type of lesson, such as Valentine Volley, Earth Day Conservation, or specific ideas on teaching food labels and hydration.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents.htm Lesson Ideas are focused more for younger students, but can easily be changed to accommodate older children as well. There are different sections for warm-up, cool-down, and games which makes the site is easy to move around and understand. It also has great reviews from previous users which is helpful to read if the lesson has worked in the past.