Art for Primary Students
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| Art for Primary Students |
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Description:
| These websites are about art and artists for primary age students. There are many fun interactive games and animations, artists' biographies, activity ideas, and numerous illustrations. Students can learn about elements of art such as line and color, see famous paintings, or create their own works of art. Included are four related eThemes resources about art. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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| Paint Like Jackson Pollock
Roll your mouse over the screen to create a virtual "action painting." Left-click the mouse to change the paint color, or press the spacebar to start over. NOTE: The picture will only print in the Internet Explorer browser.
Art Lessons
Here is an index of art lesson plans and activities for elementary students. Check the links at the bottom of the page for additional activity ideas.
The Renaissance Connection
This interactive site from the Allentown Art Musuem lets students explore this important period in art history. Learn about the life of a Renaissance artist, become a patron of the arts, or investigate Renaissance artwork in-depth. The fully interactive version requires the Flash plug-in.
Enchanted Learning: Art and Artists
This page has coloring pages and activities on a variety of artists and art topics.
ARTiculation
This interactive site has information about the elements of art, principles of design, and how to look at a work of art. There are printable activities and handouts, a glossary, and timeline. NOTE: Some of the lessons are for older students.
ArtsConnectEd
This site has lots of interactive games and activities about art. You can design a garden, learn about lines, paint a story, and much more.
Art Safari
Students can choose a work of art to explore and then write a story about what they see on this interactive site. Questions about each picture will appear to help guide the story.
Eyes On Art
This page has a variety of activities for students of different levels of ability. Begining students might try "You Choose" and more advanced students can try the "Double Vision" activity. Check out the visual glossary to see illustrations of art terms.
Artist's Toolkit
This site for younger students has interactive features for learning about the elements of art. Watch videos of artists at work, create your own virtual artwork that you can print, or read more about art in the encyclopedia.
NGA Kids
Explore this site for fun interactives, games, animations, and guides to the collections of the National Gallery.
BrainPOP! Art
Here is a listing of BrainPOPs relating to art. Watch the movie with Tim and Moby, then take a pop quiz. Topics such as color, imagination, portraits, and famous artists like Leonardo are included. NOTE: This site is available by subscription only.
Color Theory for Kids
This site has lots of games, activities, lesson ideas, and information about color for kids and teachers. Includes examples of student work and a Power Point presentation about color theory.
Hirshorn Museum
Learn about different kinds of sculpture on this interactive site. Then design your own virtual sculpture and see how it would look in the museum.
ThinkQuest: Out of This World Art
This site has information about different types of art that are sometimes overlooked as art, such as prehistoric paintings, masks, and stained glass. Each topic contains examples and an activity that you can try.
ThinkQuest: The Contemporary Art Experience
This site features the work of ten contemporary artists who happen to be female. You can read about the artists, see pictures of their work, or take a quiz. NOTE: This site contains a message board.
eThemes Resource: Famous People: Artists
View the works of famous artists, including Salvador Dali, Grandma Moses, Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Cassatt, MC Escher, Andy Warhol, Augustus Rodin, Picasso, Grant Wood, and more. Includes biographies and classroom activities about art. There are links to an eMINTS WebQuest and eThemes Resources on art museums, Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Hart Benton, and color theory.
eThemes Resource: Art Museums
Explore the sites of popular art galleries to view collections of famous artwork. There are many interactive activities for kids to help them gain an appreciation and understanding for art. Included are lesson plan ideas for learning about art and three related eThemes resources about art and artists.
eThemes Resource: Renaissance
These websites are about the Renaissance in Europe. Find out about the artwork, inventions, science, and people of the time period. Includes information about the Renaissance in Italy, France, and the Netherlands. Three are videos, games, activities, quizzes, and more. Includes a links to eThemes Resources on Leonardo da Vinci and Shakespeare.
eThemes Resource: Math: Visual Arts
These websites are about the importance of math to the visual arts. There are many lesson plans and activities where students can create artwork based on mathematical concepts such as pattern, symmetry, geometry, and perspective. Included are eThemes resources on pattern and tessellations.
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