Know the Standards for Your Grade Level:
California Department of Education Visual Arts Standards K-8
Online Art Lessons
My Favorite Sites for Lessons and Inspiration:
- Art Projects for Kids
- Deep Space Sparkle Art Lessons for Kids
- Artolazzi
- That Artist Woman
- Lines, Dots and Doodles
- Kids Artists
- Art with Mrs. Smith
- Lessons from Kids' Art Fairs
- Thomas Elementary Art
- Teach Kids Art
- Dali's Moustache
- Art with Mr. E
- Organized Chaos
- Adventures of an Art Teacher
- The Teaching Palette
- Mini Matisse
- Art Project Girl
- Art is Basic
- The Paper Pear
- Elementary Art Fun
- Painted Paper
- Mrs. Noe's Art Studio
- Mary Making
- Briargrove Elementary Art
- Ms. Malone's Art Room
- Oodles of Art
- The Art Cart
- Art for Small Hands
- Fun Art 4 Kids
- A Faithful Attempt
- Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists
- There's a Dragon in my Art Room
- Art for Small Hands
- Splats, Scraps, and Glue Blobs
- Dryden Art
- Splish, Splash, Splatter
- Pamela Holderman
- Imagine Explore Create
- smArt
- Apples Loves Oranges
- Art Projects from MN Art Gal
- Ms. Motta's Mixed Media
- For the Love of Art
Also Noteworthy:
- Artsonia Kids Art Museum - Online art gallery of kids' artwork.
Search by school name or grade level
- KinderArt- Database of lessons
- MN Art Gal - Lessons from an art teacher in Minnesota
- Dick Blick Art Supply - Lessons in a searchable database
from the art supply king.
- Lesson Plans for the Arts and Media - HUGE database
- Sax Lesson Plan Ideas - K-5 Lessons Organized by Media
Websites Lessons for
Creating Art with Technology
- Adobe Digital School Collection -
Lessons to try or inspire from the makers of Photoshop
- Digital Arts Tutorials
Websites to Encourage Creativity
- National Gallery of Art NGA Kids- Adventures in art, activities and projects (Fun for grown-ups too!)
- Tate Kids- Interactive site from the the Tate Museum in London
- Art Junction - Collaborative website for art teachers and students
Fall Tree
Ink on Paper
2nd Grader, 1970s
Great Books for Teaching Art
- Draw Write Now, Book 1: Farm Kids and Critters, by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer- Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 2: Columbus, Harvest, Autumn Themes, by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 3: Pilgrims, Native Americans, North America by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 4: Polar Regions, Arctic, Antarctic by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 5: United States by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 6: Animal Habitats, Lands, Ponds, Rivers, Oceans by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 7: Animals of the World, Forest Animals by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Draw Write Now, Book 8: Animals of the World by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer - Guided Drawing Lessons
- Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes- How to draw anything, step-by-step
- Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt and Antonia Miller- Original ideas for painting, drawing and collage
- Usborne I Can Draw Animals by Ray Gibson- Step-by-step ideas for drawing animals
- Usborne Drawing Faces by Rosie Dickins, et al- How to construct accurate face shapes and features
- Dynamic Art Projects for Children by Denise M. Logan- Art curriculum at the Gilbert, AZ, Elementary School System
Statue of Liberty
Guided Drawing with Crayon and Watercolor
1st Grader
Art & Art History 101
- Art Blog by Bob- Art history, one blog at a time
- Art in the Picture- An introduction to art history
- Artcyclopedia- Guide to terms, artists and movements in art
- Web Gallery of Art- Virtual museum and searchable database of art created 1100-1850
- Art History Newsletter- Academic blog focusing on recent scholarship in art history
- Art in the 21st Century - From PBS
- The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet - Ideas, tools and resources for teaching art
- 100 Internet Art Education Resources
Blown Paint
Watered Tempera
on Paper
1st Grader
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Fish Print
Ink on Paper
2nd Grader
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Country Roads
Sharpie and Glue Outlines
with Oil Pastel
2nd Grader
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