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Education K–12: Lesson planning: Art

Geared to B. Ed. teacher-candidates, this guide provides links to key lesson planning resources and online learning activities—Open Educational Resources that are freely available.

Art

  • Arts en direct. (Association francophone pour l’éducation artistique en Ontario)

Visual arts, drama, dance, music. French-language resources, elementary & secondary grades.

Resources, activities, and lesson plans based on current exhibits. Activities and resources for parents and teachers.

Hundreds of detailed lesson plans and supporting materials on many Asian arts, with hands-on activities, vocabulary, and assessment. PDF lesson plans and slides for downloading. An excellent site.

Art activities, videos, tutorials, kids' creative corner, accessible art activities for children with exceptionalities. Virtual tours for schools.

Lesson bank with K–3+ art activities.

Telling Stories: Narratives of Nationhood / Raconteurs d’histoires; Récits de la nation

400+ lesson plans organized by grade and unit. Includes modules (eg., Picturing Canada: Canadian Symbol & Myth), learning activities, assessment. Draws from the gallery’s Harris Collection of 15,000 works by Canadian artists. Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

  • EducArt (Montréal Museum of Fine Arts)

Uses art from the museum’s collection to teach various social themes, linked to the Québec elementary & secondary curricula. Themes include: peace, feminism, the body, cultural diversity, ecology and much more. Each thematic area includes resources, sample projects, learning activities, available in English and in French. Cross-curricular approach.

  • The Getty (J. Paul Getty Center, California)

Resources for the K–12 classroom. Games and online activities for students.

Search for lesson plans by grade and subject. Cross-curricular approach. See especially a grade-by-grade guide to building visual arts lessons. Themed units (eg. Expressing Emotions Through Art) with curricula and teacher guides, detailed lesson plans, supporting materials. An excellent site.

Play & learn materials and family activities.

Lesson plans and activities, by grade level. Resources for teachers.

Extensive units on Canadian artist Emily Carr, with teachers’ guides for elementary and secondary levels, multi-unit lessons plans, supporting materials and activities.

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