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Visual Art

THINKFINITY--With this SEARCH tool you can find MULTIPLE LESSON PLANS FOR VISUAL ART sorted by the Arkansas Art Frameworks Standards:     http://thinkfinity.org/api-search-standard.jspa?mode=dropdown&state=AR&grade=9&subject=Arts+Education&search=Search  Scroll through Dance and Theater to find Art I-IV and Art History I and II.

BRITANNICA SCHOOL EDITION HAS HUNDREDS OF LESSON PLANS FOR VISUAL ART ALIGNED TO ARKANSAS ART FRAMEWORKS THAT ARE SEARCHABLE BY GRADE LEVEL: 

http://www.school.eb.com/ 

                    You'll be asked to log in with your school's information available from your library media specialist or retrievable here:  edsupport@eb.com

                    When you've logged in, click Curriculum Standards at the bottom

                    Select a grade level, Arts Education as the Subject, Art as the Standards Search Term, and Arkansas as the state.

                    Scroll down through the Dance and Theater standards to find Art I-IV and Art History I-II.

                    Select a standard and make sure you click Edgate Lessons when you get in.   

TEACHNOLOGY--33 Early Elementary Arts and Humanities Lesson Plans   http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/arts/k2/

TEACHNOLOGY--43 Grade 3 to Grade 5 Arts and Humanities Lesson Plans  http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/arts/35/

TEACHNOLOGY--28 Middle School Arts and Humanities Lesson Plans http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/arts/68/

TEACHNOLOGY--23 High School Arts and Humanities Lesson Plans   http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/arts/912/

EDSITEMENT from the National Endowment for Humanities website--http://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/art-culture

     17 Visual Arts Lesson Plans for K-2  (Select K-2 and select Visual Art for Subtopic)

      11 Visual Arts Lesson Plans for 3-5 (Select 3-5 for Grade and select Visual Art for Subtopic)

     24 Visual Arts Lesson Plans for 6-8 (Select 6-8 for Grade and select Visual Art for Subtopic)

     47 Visual Arts Lesson Plans for 9-12 (Select 9-12 for Grade and Select Visual Art for Subtopic)

45 Teaching Channel videos demonstrating Art Lesson Plans. A fabulous resource!!   https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?q=art 

          Examples:               

          https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-democracy-through-art

25 Links to Visual Art Lessons and Resources  http://www.arteducators.org/learning/25_Places_for_Kids_to_Learn_and_Experiment_with_Art.pdf

Elementary Art Teachers will love these ideas!!    http://www.telusplanet.net/public/groenen/#Art

National Art Educators Association provides these resources:   http://www.arteducators.org/learning/lesson-planning

Combine Visual Art, Science, and Books! from  the New York Times  --  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/arts/artsspecial/for-children-lessons-in-medieval-manuscript-illumination.html?_r=1

Bright Hub for bright minds Visual Art lessons:   http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/topics/art-lessons.aspx 

Video Resources for your art classroom:    http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history

ARTS lesson plans created by Partnership for 21st Century Schools    http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_arts_map_final.pdf

You Tube specifically for educators:  http://www.youtube.com/education?category=K-12 

School Tube provides great inspiration for educators!   www.schooltube.com 

Teacher Tube  www.teachertube.com

TED Talks   http://www.ted.com/talks

Care Arts for free art lessons:  http://carearts.org/

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