California Standards, Frameworks, & Blueprints
Visual and Performing Arts California Content Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/shsd/arts/standards.htm
California Visual and Performing Arts Framework
http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/resources/framework/framework.html
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Standards-based Lesson Plans
K-6 Arts Lesson Plans
http://www.csuchico.edu/educ/cguenter/229Barts.html
AskERIC Lesson Plans
http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts
Creative and Performing Arts Lessons
http://www.argotlibrary.com/lessons_capa.html
Dance Lesson Plans
http://www.ket.org/artstoolkit/dance/lessonplan/
Lesson Planet
http://lessonplanet.teacherwebtools.com/search/Arts_and_Music/Dance/
Lesson Plans for the Arts
http://www.khake.com/page87.html
Music Lesson Plans
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Music45.htm
National Standards for Theatre Education
http://www.byu.edu/tma/arts-ed/
Teacher’s Desk
http://www.teachersdesk.com/lessons/lessons_theater_drama.htm
teachnet.com
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/
ArtsEdge ESL Curriculum links
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/weblinks/weblinks.cfm?subject_id=ESL
-Provides links to lessons that incorporate ESL teaching
methods and accommodations.
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Differentiated Instruction for the EL Student
Drama Education – The Global Perspective
http://members.iinet.net.au/~kimbo2/
Teaching a Second Language Through Art
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/4/81.04.12.x.html
TeachingArts.org
http://www.teachingarts.org/visualArts/directory/15/standardsCurriculumAssessment/englishLanguageLearners.
Dick Blick Art Materials
http://www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/lessonplans/
-This site provides creative ideas, activities, and
lesson plans for multi-cultural students.
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Differentiated Instruction for Special Needs
ArtsWork
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/dance/dance1.htm
Lab School of Washington - Power of Art
http://www.labschool.org/powerofart.html
Teachers Helping Teachers Special Education
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
-Provides a variety of lesson plans for K-12 teachers.
LD
Online Teachers Homepage
http://www.ldonline.org/teaching/index.html
-Extensive resource for Special needs teachers including
strategies and techniques and more.
Edbydesign.com
http://www.edbydesign.com
-This web site has activities for children with
disabilities, including art, learning computers, math
development, language, basic science skills, and more.
I
Love That Teaching Idea
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/WRCenter/WRCenter.htm
-This is an excellent site with worksheet reproducible
centers that includes the subjects of Math, Science,
Language arts, Holiday and seasonal, Social Studies, Art,
First day, health, classroom management, reading and
spelling.
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Interdisciplinary Instruction
Arts Education Partnership
www.aep-arts.org
ArtsEdNet – The Getty’s Art Education
Web Site
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Worlds/center.org/teaching_materials/
Edsitement
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Humanities-Interactive
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/a_base.html
Math and Art: Perspective Drawing
http://mathforum.org/sum95/math_and/perspective/perspect.html
Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)
http://www.sparcmurals.org/home.html
youTHink
http://www.youthink.org/about.htm
Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/index.html
-Extensive Standards aligned resource integrating arts with
science, mathematics, literacy and social studies
curriculum.
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Formal & Informal Assessment
Assessing the Arts
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003452
The California Arts Assessment Network (CAAN)
http://www.teachingarts.org/artsNews/stories/storyReader$69
Curriculum @ Work
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/curriculumatwork/arts/ar_assess.htm
Music Center - Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
http://www.musiccenter.org/bravo_assessment.html
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/arts/
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Additional Web Resources
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
http://www.alvinailey.org/
Ansel
Adams at 100
http://www.sfmoma.org/adams/
Engaging interactive site integrating the works of Ansel
Adams with the history of California.
Art and Music Resources: Los Angeles County Office of Education
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/art.html
Art in the 21st Century
http://www.pbs.org/art21/
Artcyclopedia
http://artcyclopedia.com/
ArtLex Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com
California Arts Project
http://csmp.ucop.edu/tcap/
California Department of Education Visual & Performing
Arts Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/shsd/arts/
Dance Education Web
http://danceducationweb.org
Drama in Education
http://www.kentaylor.co.uk/die/
Eyes on Art: A Learning to Look Curriculum
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/
International Arts Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/
The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
Making Sense of Modern Art
http://www.sfmoma.org/msoma/
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for Teachers
http://www.rockhall.com/programs/plans.asp
Selected Internet Sites Relating to Art
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/ContEd/au/sites.html
Best of History websites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
-An excellent compilation of links to the most
reputable history resources on the World Wide
Web.
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Books & Publications
40 Books about the Arts
http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/bibs/40books/arts.htm
Arts Education Publications
http://www.teachingarts.org/artsNews/stories/storyReader$116
Hallkidsart.com
http://www.hallkidsart.com/
SchoolArts Magazine
http://www.davis-art.com/schoolarts/index.html
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Teacher Professional Organizations
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
http://aosa.org/
California Arts Education Association
http://www.caea-arteducation.org
California Association for Music Education
http://www.calmusiced.com/
California Dance Educators Association
http://www.cdeadans.org/
California Educational Theatre Association
http://www.cetaweb.org/
National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/
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Family and Community Resources
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
http://www.laphil.org/resources/websites.cfm
University of California – Cultural Resources – Arts
in the Community
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/cultural/artsoutreach.html
Info Please Homework Center
http://infoplease.com/homework/
-This is a great site for homework resources and more,
providing reference materials including an almanac, dictionary,
encyclopedia, and biography database. They also provide
maps and atlas materials and a map library.
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Multimedia Resources
Hush Media and Performing Arts Library
http://www.hushvideos.com/
Visual Arts Curated Video Collection
http://librarymedia.org/visual/Visual_main.html
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Instructional Technology Resources
Alexander Calder Virtual Exhibit
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/caldwel.htm
The Art Teacher Connection
http://www.artteacherconnection.com
ArtsConnectEd
http://artsconnected.org/
Artsource Electronic Exhibitions
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/exhibitions.html
Be an Architect
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/arch2/index.html
Children’s Music Web
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
http://www.thinker.org/
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
http://kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
A Lifetime of Color
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com
The Mercury Theater on the Air
http://www.unknown.nu/mercury/
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/education/education.htm
PapaInk – The International Gallery of Children’s
Art
http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/
The Piano Education Page
http://www.pianoeducation.org
Studio Cyberspace Art Teacher’s Page
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/teacher/teach_page/index.htm
Van Gogh’s Virtual Exhibit
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vgwel.htm
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