Sites for Educators

Art to Zoo: Teaching with the Power of Objects -- a bimonthly Smithsonian Institute online publication provides lesson plans and activities based on landscape painting.

Music Education Launch Site -- provides links to various music related resources including lesson plans for all grade levels.

Kids framing Kids -- exhibits an elementary art teacher's comprehensive approach to art education and provides links to lesson and curriculum plans. 

Cave paintings in France -- displays and discusses the exciting discoveries of the Chauvet Cave at Vallon - Pont-d'Arc (Ardèche). Good resource site for 5-12 grades.

 The Louvre (in English) -- take a virtual tour of the renown art museum. Excellent site for K-12 grades.

ArtMuseum Network -- provides links to the world's outstanding art museums and features a "Museum of the Week"  link.

A History of Photography from its beginnings till the 1920s  -- provides a hypertext historical account of photography and links to international photography exhibits.  Excellent resource site for secondary education student.

Art to Zoo: Teaching with the Power of Objects -- a bimonthly Smithsonian Institute online publication provides lesson plans and activities based on landscape painting.

The Art Teacher Connection© -- an invaluable comprehensive web site for all grade level art teachers interested in integrating technology into their classrooms.

Eyes on Art--excellent teaching resource site for ideas on using the Internet as a resource for art activities. Audience: K-6 teachers. 

The Detroit Institute of Arts--explore the exhibitions and enjoy the rich visuals. Audience: K-12 teachers and students.

National Museum of American Art--virtually visit this national museum, and its rich collection of Latino art. Audience: K-12 teachers and students.

An Apprentice's Handbook for Illuminated Manuscripts--excellent site for art history lessons. Audience: K-12 teachers and students.

An Interactive Learning Center for using Architecture in the Classroom--features a new section entitled Understanding Architecture where kids interactively explore scientific and artistic principles of architecture. Audience: K-12 teachers and students.

K-12 Resources for Music Educators--provides links to resources for K-12 music teachers and students.

Hands On Children's Museum--website designed for kids 10-years-old and under.

Welcome to the World of Escher--interesting site with informative links; Museum link takes you to a virtual gallery of Escher's art work. Audience: K-12 teachers and students.

Mrs. Hull's Kindergarten Home Page--a website exhibiting a collection of Kindergarten art work.