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=Elementary Specials- Art=

Art Connected http://artsconnected.org/ Online art lessons for your classroom from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The Art Gallery has samples from different periods. Click on Playground for interactive fun.

Elementary Art Lesson Plans http://syrylynrainbowdragon.tripod.com/home.html Learn some lessons from an art teacher who taught in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Riverside Elementary School #44 for 29 years. Introduce Computer Graphics to young students (these lessons can also be used for middle school and high school).

Web Gallery of Art http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/

British Museum http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/

Tissue Paper Art Ideas

ArtsWork: Arts Resources for Teachers and Students http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/index.htm Set of resources, links, lesson plans, and much more for educational materials in the area of visual arts, dance, music, and drama/theater

Art Workshop: http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/puppetshow.html Students have the opportunity to create their own interactive multimedia puppet show at this online production experience. Teacher tips offer curricular connections, as well as story and music suggestions. Java required.

Explore and Learn at the Met: http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/ The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art site, where students learn about art through an art timeline of history, information about famous artists, or explore various masterpieces.

NGA Kids: http://www.nga.gov/kids/index.html Nine online explorations for students to investigate an artist's use of color, line, texture, subject, or statement.

Westward Movement Ideas for Art lessons to go along with a 5th grade Westward Movement Study.

Art and Science: Pasta Skeleton, Paper Mache Dinosaur Bone, and more http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/themes/skeleton.shtml

Art Toolkit Interactive site that teaches art concepts like line, shape, balance, movement, color, and space. http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm

Museum of Online Museums A listing of museums that offer online exhibitions. Some include virtual tours. If you are looking for examples of different types of art work, this is a good place to start searching. http://www.coudal.com/moom/

Online Drawing http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/brushster.htm http://sketch.odopod.com/sketches/new http://abcya.com/abcya_paint.htm

Google Art Project: Virtual Art Museums []

Color in Motion- Exploring Color []