West Virginia Department of Education
Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Drawing, Painting and Illustrating
Artopia is an excellent art resource for students. They are able to examine important works of art, learn about styles, principles, and processes of the various art forms used in painting, drawing, and illustration, and view videos of...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Sculpture
Take a one-minute tour through the history of sculpture. View a variety of sculpture techniques and be a sculpture critic. Visit the sculpture studio and learn about carving, casting and modeling. Meet artists, and see them at work....
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Media Arts
Take a one-minute tour through the history of media arts. Examine a variety of media forms and be a media critic. Visit the Media Studio and learn about movie soundtracks, animation, and creating a storyboard. Meet different artists as...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Theater
Take a one-minute quick tour through the history of theater. View a theatrical performance and be a theater critic. Visit the theater and learn about makeup, sound, lighting, costumes and visit the scene shop to learn about scenery...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Music
Take a one-minute tour through the history of music. Be a music critic and listen to a musical performance. Test your knowledge and play the musical matching game or be a music producer and do a re-mix. Feeling talented? Upload your...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
Other
China Daily: China Culture a Z
Go directly to a collection of illustrated feature-length articles about traditional and contemporary Chinese arts. Covers the principal visual and performing arts of China, for example, traditional crafts, calligraphy, architecture,...
Other
Jefferson County Schools: Art Presentations
This site has links to a collection of PowerPoint presentations prepared by teachers for the Performing Arts and for Visual Arts.
PBS
Pbs: Arts
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]
In this lesson, young scholars work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships....
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Reading Through the Arts: How Theater & Visual Arts Can Engage Students in Reading
An important key to teaching children is engaging their attention and facilitating their wonder, curiosity, and interests. We all hope reading will become a passion for our students, and the arts can play a significant role in...
University of Washington
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Grade 3: Rock N Art
In this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks, as...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Play a Painting
Find a classroom activity that can be used to enhance understanding of the relationship between music and art.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Sunday Arts: Archive
Use the archive page of SundayArts to search for past feature stories, SundayArts videos, and SundayArts blogs.
Other
Australia: Culture and the Arts
A brief description of the cultural traditions in Australia, including the visual arts, performing arts, cultural heritage, film, writers, and fashion.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, young scholars will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group...
Other
The Walt Disney Family Museum
This resource offers a great look at the life and work of American film director Walt Disney. Most of this museum is dedicated to him and includes his biography and audio interviews. However, there are several clips from some of his...
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)
Pequeno Artista
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Art: Graph a Dance
In this lesson, students will choreograph a figure for a square dance, graph it, and perform it. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Other
China Daily: China Culture
Broad access to up-to-date cultural news about China, from the Chinese publisher of a national English-language daily newspaper. Includes a wealth of information about Chinese history, politics, and the economy along with news and...