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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Art Critiques Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A tipsheet giving ideas on how to encourage young scholars to think and speak critically about visual arts, music, dance, and even literature.
Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The National Gallery of Art has created this impressive gateway to make its vast collections accessible to children. Colorful, fun, and interactive. With links to an "Art Zone," where kids can make art online, to downloadable guides for...
Article
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Reading Through the Arts: How Theater & Visual Arts Can Engage Students in Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Artist's Fact Sheet: Edgar Degas

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site contains informative text about the life of Edgar Degas.
Lesson Plan
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Fantastic Pictures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Check out this interdisciplinary lesson plan. Students have an opportunity to draw a card with an adjective word and another card with a noun word and then make a drawing of the object.